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wispa

wispa, wipa [ME wispe, wippe], bundle, wisp (? cf. whippa); b (as unit of measure, in quot. of glass). 1286 idem reddit compotum ‥ de ix s. ‥ receptis de ccc wypis cyrporum (Milton, Kent) MinAc 983/11 S. 4.  b c1536 empcio vitri ‥ pro xxij wispis coloris Borgandie vitri, iij l. vj s. ‥ pro viij wyspis vitri albi Borgandie, xij s. Fabr. York 108.

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