† crabatn.
Obsolete.
A couch.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun]
reclinatoryc1425
crabat1483
coucha1500
daybed1597
squab1664
repose1685
settee1716
sofa1717
long chair1750
duchesse1794
canapé1795
chaise-longue1800
sultane1803
chaise lounge1807
lounge1830
dormeuse1865
takht1884
méridienne1925
Berbice1951
lounger1964
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 417/3 Julyan dyd do brynge a crabat of copper and dyd do laye..out the body theron.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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