jan 1, 1689 - meat

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Food, usually solid, provided for men or animals. 1518 <i> of his curtisye gave the said catall meate at his proper costs and charges </i>, Darfield (YRS51/16); 1642 <i> to bee att meate and wage ... to have 3d or iiijd a day and theire meate </i>, Elmswell (DW31); 1689 <i> the constable ordered her to make James some warme meate, and shee did so, and gave it him, and he did eate parte of it and the residue being the thinne of it was kept warme for him to drinke on, </i> Dewsbury (SS40/287). It was also used as a verb: 1642 <i> Haymakers have iiijd a day and are to meate themselves </i>, Elmswell (DW34).

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