Wood-sere

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The winter. obsolete

    "From Maie til October leaue cropping, for why? in wood sere, whatsoeuer thou croppest wil dy"

Example

More examples

"From Maie til October leaue cropping, for why? in wood sere, whatsoeuer thou croppest wil dy"

Etymology

wood + sere. So called because winter is when there is no sap in the tree

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