medkniche

medkniche
In medieval England, the amount of hay which could be lifted by the little finger up to the knee. This was a form of payment for haywards.

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  • Medkniche — ♦ A haymaker s fee, viz. as much hay as the hayward can lift with his middle finger to his knees. (Bennett, H.S. Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions, 1150 1400, 338) …   Medieval glossary

  • medkniche — …   Useful english dictionary

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