jan 1, 1634 - kilp

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A northern dialect word with two meanings, although in many contexts the distinction is not clear. It could refer to the hook which allowed a pot to be suspended in the chimney or to the detachable handles of a pot or a pan. 1425-6 <i> pro uno kylpe de ferro </i>, Ripon (SS81/156); 1444 <i> j parva patella cum kilpis pond. iiij lb </i>, Beverley (SS30/102); 1452 <i> j paris kilpys ferri, jd </i>, Beverley (SS45/138); 1490 <i> De ij pare of kylpys ijd </i>, York (SS53/57); 1559 <i> a reckand, a payre of potte kilpes </i>, Saxton (Th27/274); 1574 <i> For mending the kilpe and the eares of the bucket, 6d, </i> York (SS35/115); 1634 <i> Item, a brass pot and the kilps </i>, Elmswell (DW235). Note: 1400 <i> lego Agneti ... j patellam kylpyd, </i> York (SS4/270).

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