coupour (s.xiii2)
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coupour (s.xiii2)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,870b colaphus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,220b coupeor; TL: 2,829 copëor; DEAF:  coup (copeor); DMF:  coupeur; TLF:  coupeur; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
coupeour,  colpeour  

s.

1implementcutter, razor: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  novaculum: (C) coureour  ii 79
2occupationcutter, hewer: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Et cil lowerent de cele pecunie colpeours de touz oevereignes q’ils estorrassent la maison  295va
3cutter (of purses): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  pur bourse coupé […] eynt jugement de pillori; et si il eyt emblé par le coupour autre chose […]  i 62
coupeure 
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