The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on HuntingEdward, of Norwich
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The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting
Edward, of Norwich
Hunting -- Early works to 1800
STINTE, STYNTE, to stop, to blow a stint--_i.e._ to stop or check the
hounds, a false scent, check, 19, 165
STONE-BOW, Fr. _arc-à-pierre_, a kind of crossbow
STOONYS, stones, 143
STORDY, _estordic_, giddy, 116
STOUPEN, stoop
STRAKE, to blow, 178
STRANGLE, straggle, 188
STRANLING, STRANLYN, squirrel
STRATERE, straighter
STRAUGHT, straight, 128
STRENGE, STRENGTH, stronghold, thick woods, 16, 118, 156
STRENGESTE, strongest
STREPID, to strip
STREYNOUR, strainer
STREYNT, strain, progeny or breed
STRIPID, stripped, term to denote skinning of hare, wild boar, and
wolf, App.
STROKE, STRAKE, or STUKE, to sound a note on a hunting-horn, 52
STRONG, said of woods and coverts, thick, dense, 25
SUE, to seek, to hunt, 161
SUERS, followers
SUET, the fat of the red-deer and fallow-deer
SUETE, sweet, 19
SUGRE, sugar
SURANTLER, a tine, generally the _bay_
SUR-ROYAL, the surroyal tine, 28
SURE BATYD (of hounds' feet), battered, bruised from over running, 98
SUSRIAL, surroyal tine
STYNT, at fault; to stop
SUYTE, suite, following
SWEF, a hunting cry, meaning gently or softly, 182
SWERDE, sword, 11
SWOOR, swore
SWOOT, SWOTE, sweat
SYLVESTRES, beasts of venery--_i.e._ red-deer, hare, boar, and wolf,
App.
SYNNES, sins, 7
SYNOWES, SYNEWES, sinews
SYTHES, times
TACCHES, habits, also spots, markings, 121
TALOUN, talon, heel, 130, 131
TAWED, a kind of tanning, preparation of white leathers, 63
TAWNE, tan, tawny, 105
TAYLYD, tailed
TEASER, TEAZER, TESOURS, a small hound that "teases" forth the game in
coverts, 189
TEG, the fallow doe in her second year
TENT, tended, cared for, 103
TERCELLE, TIERCEL, the male of any species of hawk, 119
TERER, TEERORS, terrier, 4
TERPSE, to poise an arrow for shooting
TERRYERS, terriers, 4
TESTE, head or antlers (_tête_)
TEYNTES, touches, 65
THENDERLEGGIS, hind legs
THENKYNGIS, thinking, 75
THENNES, thence
THIDERE, thither
TOCHES, teeth, 50, 56
TOGADERE, TOGIDRE, together
TOKENYS, tokens, 86
TOSSHES, tusks
TOUNGE, TOONG, tongue
TOURE, tower, 77
TOWAILLES, towels, 164
TOWNGE, TUNGE, tongue
TRACE, track or footprint of an animal, 9, 73, 130, 137
TRAUAILLE, TRAVAYLE, Fr. _travaille_, work, labour, 54, 93
TREDELES, excrements of otter, 73
TRENCHOUR, trencher, 174
TRESTES, tryst, trist, 190
TRESTETH, trusteth, 49
TREU, TREWE, true, faithful
TRIP, a herd of tame swine, 53
TROCHIS, TROCHES, the tines "on top," 28, 135, 140
TRODES, trod
TROWETH, believes or knows
TRUSTRE, tryst, 118
TWIES, TWYES, twice, 82
TWIN, between
TWYGGES, twigs, 22
TYME, season
TYNDES, TYNYS, tines, 132, 142
TYSANE, a medicinal tea, 11
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