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pokettus

pokettus, ~a [ME, AN poket, pocket < OF pochet] , (small) bag or pouch (also as unit of measure). 1276 recepit ‥ unum ~um piperis (CoramR) Law & Cust. Sea I 9; 1297 in parcameno et canabo ad ~os empt’ Ac. Cornw 192; 1314 in iiij ulnis canabi pro poketis ad supradictos empt’ Ac. Durh. 512; 1366 onerant se ‥ de v s., provenientibus de custuma unius pokete lane, misse ad tingendum ExchScot 238; 1371 tresdecim ~os lanarum Pat 284 m. 22; 1375 de quolibet pokeito lane duos denarios (CoramR) Pub. Works I 296; 1385 felonice depredaverunt unum hominem juxta Halywell’ de una cloca et una puchica cum zona Pat 319 m. 9; 1390 unam zonam, unam pugicam, tres cultellos furatus fuit Pat 331 m. 40; 1393 eosdem saccos lanarum aperire et in parvos ~os ponere et trussere Cl 234 m. 16; 1503 vendiciones ‥ omnimodorum sherpleriorum lanarum ac saccorum, poccorum et ~orum, vulgariter vocatorum sherplers, pokes et pokettes lanarum Pat 592 m. 25; c1530 pro sex ~is hopps, le pokett ij d. ‥ pro tribus pokes hopps EEC 195.

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