jan 1, 1612 - mash-fat

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A large tub or vat in which malt was mashed; that is mixed with boiling water to form wort. 1341 <i> unum cunam </i> [sic] <i> quæ vocatur maskefat, </i>York (SS4/2); 1395 <i> j vasc(ulo) pro maskilvat vijd </i>, Whitby (SS72/606); 1485 <i> Item j massh fatte,ijs ijd; j wort trogh de lapide, xxd </i>, Clotherholme (SS64/371); 1559 <i> to Thomas Baytson one maskefat, one gylefate, a lead </i>, Pontefract (Th27/292); 1612 <i> 1 little tubb under the maskefatt </i>, Brandsby (NYRO44/37).

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