What does buttrice mean?
Buttrice means Alternative form of butteris..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of butteris..
A buttrice, and pincers, a hammer and nail, And apron, and scissars for head and for tail, Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall, With collars and harness, for thiller and all.
c. 1642, Acts of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1609-1642, Westminster Abbey, 2006, Boydell Press, page 173, It is decreed att the same time and place by the subdeane and chapter that sufficient reparation be done upon the east end of the church, videlicet in timber and leade, and coping five buttrices yeerely.
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Buttrice means Alternative form of butteris..
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A buttrice, and pincers, a hammer and nail, And apron, and scissars for head and for tail, Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall, With collars and harness, for thiller and all.
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