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rasare [ML < CL rasus p. ppl. of radere+-are], raseare [OF raser] 1 to shave. to schave, radere, ~are, rasitare, tondere CathA. 2 to level (grain or sim.) when measuring for sale, (mensura ~ata) razed measure. 1299 quia recusat mensuram ~atam Leet Norw. 51; c1350 septem disci cumulati de wouk’ faciunt parvam mensuram rasam, que mensura, sexies impleta et ~ata, facit unam mensuram cumulatam Cart. Rams. III 159. 3 to level, efface, destroy completely, to raze. 1228 mandatum est vicecomiti Devonie quod ‥ predictum castrum penitus prosterni et fossata ejusdem ~ari faciat Cl 69; 1250 fossatum ad circuitum castri extra castrum ~atum est fere CalIMisc I 91 p. 31; 1275 quod fossati ibidem levati ‥ ~entur et terra inpleantur SelCKB I 14; 13‥ predicta fossata ~eaverunt Terr. Fleet 165.

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