Early English Meals and Manners

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[69.] The table-knife, ‘Mensal knyfe, or borde knyfe, Mensalis,’ P. Parv., was, I suppose, a lighter knife than the trencher-knife used for cutting trenchers off very stale coarse loaves.

[70.] ? Fr. pareil, A match or fellow. C.

[71.] A.S. gramian, to anger.

[72.] Sowce mete, Succidium. P. Parv.

[73.] ? Crop or crawe, or cropon of a beste (croupe or cropon), Clunis. P. Parv. Crops are emptied before birds are cooked.

[74.] A.S. beniman, take away, deprive.

[75.] Fr. achever, To atchieue; to end, finish. Cot.

[76.] Hwyr, cappe (hure H.), Tena. A.S. hufe, a tiara, ornament. Promptorium Parv.

[77.] Chyne, of bestys bakke. Spina. P. Parv.

[78.] slices, strips.