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ufer|ˈjuːfə(r)|
Also 9 upher.
[Variant spelling of juffer. See also euphroe.]
(See quot. 1842.)
1754T. Gardner Hist. Dunwich 257 The Master found an Expedient to make a Stage with Ufers (he had on board), and Planks, to bear the Carriages. 1795Act 35 Geo. III, c. 20 Sch. A, Ufers, imported from any Part of Europe, five Inches square and under eight Inches square, or if twenty-four Feet in Length or upwards. 1812J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) 426 Ufers, being 5 inches square or upwards, are subject and liable to the Duties payable on Fir Timber. 1833Rep. Sel. Comm. on Munic. Corporations 320 Water⁓bailiffs dues, payable to Corporation of Hull... Ufers, double..—, single. 1842Gwilt Archit. 1049 Uphers, fir poles, from four to seven inches in diameter, and from twenty to forty feet in length. |