This word appears in a text which is related to Bibbsworth, in a context similar to genchour, guenchison and guenchon. Like these, its derivation is obscure and its meaning can only be presumed with respect to its context.
(
s.xvin; MS: s.xv1
)
Sur la meissiere lez trahes mettez. De deux chiveroms un couple facez Qi ferme estera sur le meissere Par kiville et par terere. Donque ne fault mez comble par noun. De tout amount le measoun Covient d’aver un longe gwenchuron Dount le couple est pluis suor (M.E. Hyt byhovyþ to have a long lyene Wher of þe couple ys more suer)72.8
gwenchuron (s.xvin)