1blocking:
(
1329-30
)
J. [...] avoit fait estoper un eawe [...], par resoun de quel estopement l’eawe si est bestourné
3-4 Ed III 224
♦
stoppage, blockage:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
le manger descent Al funt de l’estomac veirement; E de ceo vienent estupemenz
1800
(
1334
)
lour terres et prees [...] soient suroundés par estoupementz plusours, c’est assavoir par excluses de molyns et gorz, et planter des arbres
ii 77
♦
lawblocking of action:
(
1392-93
)
q’il pourra franchement achatere la dite barge de dit Obirne en estopement dez cestez ditez dettez
181
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estopement (c.1270)