† scoben.
Obsolete.
Sawdust.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > dust > sawdust > from wood
scobec1440
sawings1512
sawdust1530
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 901 Ek populer or fir is profitabull To make & lye among hem scobes abull.
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 491 Hem summe in cedur scobe..wel witholde.
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† scobev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To gag.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > deprive of voice [verb (transitive)] > put to silence > by force
gag1509
muffle1570
confute1614
throttle1641
scobe1652
still1778
1652 Nocol's Diary 30 Sept. (MS.) (Jam.) One of them had his mouth scobit.
a1657 J. Balfour Hist. Wks. (1825) IV. 316 [General Monk] in a rage commandit Mr. Jo. Robertsone not to speake one word, wich if he presumed to doe, he wold scobe his mouthe.
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