wacheworde (a.1382)
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wacheworde (a.1382)

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  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  wacheworde  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  watchword  MED:  wacche-word n.  DMLBS: ∅
 
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1 watchword, word or phrase used as a password of call of a sentinel: 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  les ditz comunes avoient entre eux une wacheworde en engleys, 'With whom haldes yow?'  13.33
wache#1  wacher#1 
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