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kebba [ME kebbe] , keb, old or useless ewe that produces a still-born lamb. 1308 de lxiij multonibus venditis quia fuerunt coebbes, precium capitis j s. vij d. ‥ et ‥ de ij ovibus matricibus venditis quia fuerunt debiles et coebbes (Ac. Combe, Hants) Doc. Bec 160; in vendicione post toncionem l coebbes Ib. 167; 1345 de xix multonibus kubbis post tonsuram venditis ‥ de xiij matricibus kubbis post tonsuram venditis Comp. Swith. 147; 1372 in [multonibus] venditis ‥ post tons[ionem] quia kebb’ et putrid’ mense Septembris, x MinAc 1156/15 m. 1d.; 1393 xx oves matrices kebb’ IMisc 253/6; 1410 de ij hurtardis et lxv matricibus †kebbatis [MS: k’] venditis precium capitis xiiij d. Crawley 297; 1411 de xx s. de lactagio clx matricium vendito ut redditur pro ove j d. ob. et non plures quia lxv †kebbate [MS: k’] non lactabant Ib. 306; 1449 de xl multonibus †kebbatis [MS: kelb’] Ib. 478; c1472 pro viij ovibus ‥ vocat[is]kebbys viij s. (Rec. Andover) OED s. v. keb.

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