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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences UK, obsolete

   "haybote or hedgebote is wood for repairing of hays,"

Synonyms

All synonyms

hedgebote

Example

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"haybote or hedgebote is wood for repairing of hays,"

Etymology

From Middle English haibote, haybote, heibote, heyboote, heybote; equivalent to hay (“hedge”) + bote; compare hedgebote.

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