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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1593-1594
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Trinsch bread, n. [? Trinsch v. Cf. also late ME trencher bred (c1460) ‘bread made of unbolted flour for use as trenchers’ (OED Trencher n. 7).] ? Bread cut in slices or ? some sort of bread deriving ultim. from the type of bread used as trenchers. — 1593–4 Mar & Kellie MSS 41.
Denner and supper … for toistis trinsch bread and sayes—iij b. To thair disiones … sour breid
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