regraterie (s.xiiiex)

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regraterie (s.xiiiex)

[gdw]

[ FEW: 16,376b *krattôn; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,525c regratterie; TL: 8,634 regraterie; DEAF: G1259 grater 1 (regraterie); DMF:  regratterie; TLF:  regrattier (regratterie); OED:  regratery n.; MED:  regraterie n.; DMLBS: 2725a regratarius ]
 

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1merch.instance or practice of regrating, buying commodities prior to market for subsequent resale at a higher price
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Forstallours sunt qe dedenz vile enfranchie achatent pur regraterie fere e plus cher vendre desavouablement  28
( c.1300 )  pernent conisaunce de totes maneres mesures, poys et balaunces, de regrateries, forstalmentz, rechaufesons, medlees de vin et de servoyse [...]  204
( c.1378; MS: s.xivex )  As femmes plus partient [...] Le mestier de regraterie: Mais si femme au faire soit, Molt plus engine et plus deçoit Qe l’omme de sa chincherie  26331
( 1381 )  plein poair d'enquere et conustre de toutes forstallaries et regrateries  iii 109
graterye  regrat  regrater#1  regrateresse  regratur 
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