pessel (c.1290)
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pessel (c.1290)

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[ FEW: 8,96a paxillus; Gdf: 5,699b paissel /6,126a pessel 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 7,74 paissel; DEAF:  paissel; DMF:  pessel; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 2158a paxillus ]
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1agriculturalimplementswingle, instrument for beating flax: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Uncore coveint seir au pessel (M.E. swinglestock) Pur escuger (M.E. swingle) vostre lyn  424
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Pessel, escuiour et rupere (M.E. Swangulstoke, ripling-combe, swyngilwande)  544
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