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warrocum [AN warrot, warrok, OF garrot] 1 cudgel. b packing-stick (used for tightening rope). 1247 R. de P. percussit predictum R. quodam warreco in capite JustIt 56 m. 42; 1280 contenderunt adinvicem ‥ ita quod ‥ Ricardus percussit ‥ Rogerum quodam waroco in capite ita quod in crastino inde obiit Ib. 759 m. 7 (cf. ib. 761 m. 5d.: warocco).  b 1325 pro ij peciis meremii pro warrokis ad scaffotam faciendis KR Ac 469/8 m. 2. 2 crossbow bolt. 1293 circa machinas, springala, garottos RGasc III cxl n; 1325 Henrico le Boghier et v sociis suis facientibus haft' pro garrot' et quarell' pro diversis springaldis et balistis KR Ac 165/1 m. 1; 1325 pro xij lib. cupri pro garrot' pennand' Ib. 165/1 m. 2; 1336 unum espringaldum cum centum garrocis, sexaginta arcus cum sexaginta shavis sagittarum Cl 157 m. 11.

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