dock fork

An implement for digging out docks by the root.

places Allerton Eshton

sources Robert Deane the elder's in... Matthew Wilson's inventory,...

dates 1636 1656

dodded

spellings dodderd dodderell doted dottard dotted dotterel (1)

The verb ‘to dod’ is on record from the early thirteenth century when it was used in connection with having one’s hair cut, and by c.1440 it occurred with reference to trees that had been polled or lopped (OED).

places Spaunton Almondbury Bilsdale Pickering

sources Accounts of William Ramsden... William Turner and Reverend... NYCRO publications North Riding Records

dates 1545 1584 1608 1642

doeskin

The tanned skin of a doe, that is the female fallow deer, and some other animals.

places Kirkby Moorside Howdenshire Knaresborough

sources Robert Wildon's will, 1527 Raine, York Minster Fabric ... William Flint's will, [1616-7]

dates 1527 1556-1557 1616-1617

dog

A metal nail, used to secure one object to another.

places York Ripon

sources Raine, York Minster Fabric ... YAS Record Series vol. 1

dates 1576 1663

dogdrave

Of uncertain origin, although certainly a catch of fish made in the North Sea.

places Scarborough Bolton Priory Hartlepool

sources Heath, North Sea Fishing Bolton Priory Compotus

dates 1251 1301-1302 1314-1315

dog leather

spellings dog skins

Although dog skins could be used to make leather, it was not considered to be an acceptable trade practice.

places Wakefield Beverley

sources John Brearley's Memorandum ... YAS Record Series

dates 1596 1759

dog pits

A common minor place-name with no very early references.

places Barwick in Elmet Tong Bradford Whitley Beaumont Mirfield Liversedge Bradfield

sources Thoresby Society Publications Map of the manor of Tong 1725 Miscellaneous Mss Rental with accounts, 1744-... Journal of John Turner of H... Lease of a messuage called ... Sheffield manor court regis...

dates 1560 1618 1693 1725 1745 1772

dole

As a noun this refers to a share or portion of land in the town fields, whether arable, meadow or pasture.

places Batley Dalton Honley Tong Skerne Danby

sources YAHS Record Series vol. 3 Dalton court rolls 1483-1581 Kaye Commonplace Book Tong manor court rolls 26 O... Agreement concerning proper... Deed between Samwell Leavin...

dates 1315 1500 1572 1597 1656 1681

dole stone

A stone which marked the limit or boundary of doles in the town fields.

places Acomb

sources YAS Record Series vol. 1

dates 1581

dolium

Latin for a large earthenware jar, used particularly as a wine container. However, it was regularly used in English contexts for a cask.

places Sheffield Ripon

sources William De Furnivall's admi... Margaret Pigott's inventory...

dates 1383 1485

door-band

The long iron strap hinge on a door.

places Ripon York Pickering

sources Ripon Minster fabric rolls John Colan's will, 1490 Webb, Churchwardens' Accounts YAS Record Series vol. 1 Yorkshire Archaeological Jo...

dates 1379-1380 1419-1420 1490 1526-1527 1590 1698

door-case

The stone case or frame in which a door is hung.

places Scriven Thurstonland

sources Yorkshire Archaeological Jo... Thurstonland documents

dates 1682 1793

door-cheek

One of the side-posts of a door, a door-jamb.

places Bridlington Bowling Whitby Thurstonland Leeds

sources Purvis, Bridlington Charters Miscellaneous Mss William Blanshard's deposit... Thurstonland documents Denison papers

dates 1537 1647 1651 1793 1814

door-stead

The place where the door is.

places Ecclesfield Pickering

sources Anne Warter's deposition 1646 Yorkshire Archaeological Jo...

dates 1646 1698

dorman

spellings dormand

A horizontal board or beam, also called a summer or sleeper.

places Ripon North Grimston York Brandsby Scriven

sources Ripon Minster fabric rolls William Nawton's will, 1454 Martin Colyns' will, 1509 Richard Cholmeley's book 16... Yorkshire Archaeological Jo...

dates 1396-1397 1453 1508 1621 1682

dornick

spellings dornix

A fabric which is considered to take its name from the Belgian town of Doornik.

places Hull Whitkirk Healaugh South Cave

sources John Dey's accounts 1462-3 Thoresby Society Publications Thomas Lord Wharton's inven... Peter Orrell's will, 1622

dates 1463 1527 1568 1621

dosser

An ornamental cloth used to cover the back of a seat, especially a throne or chair of state, or a chair in the chancel of a church.

places Yarm York Scarborough Wawne

sources Thomas de Yarum's will, 1342 William Askame's will, 1390 York Memoranda Book Henry Wartre's will, 1432 Simon Merflet's will, 1464

dates 1342 1389 1408 1432 1462

doting age

A reference to the impaired faculties of an older person.

places Woodsome

sources Kaye Commonplace Book

dates 1570

dotterel

A species of plover, said to be so called because of the ease with which it allowed itself to be caught.

places Wykeham

sources YAS Record Series

dates 1301

double bellows

This was not the equivalent of a ‘pair of bellows’ so it possibly meant double sized.

places Sheffield

sources South Yorkshire collection

dates 1732

doubler

spellings doubler wright

A doubler was a large plate or dish, and examples of the word occur from the 1300s (OED).

places Leeds South Cave Thorpe Willoughby Adwick

sources Agnes Hargrave's will, 1546 Agnes Teavill's will, 1585 John Wetherall's will, 1592 Cuthbert Sanderson's will a... YAHS Record Series vol. 3

dates 1200-1300 1546 1585 1592 1638

double soles

A reference to the two layers of leather of which a shoe was made, that is the inner and outer soles.

places York Mount Grace Beverley

sources John Petty's will, 1508 Yorkshire Archaeological Jo... YAS Record Series

dates 1508 1520 1627

double spiking

No doubt a large spike-nail.

places Ripon York Bedale

sources Ripon Minster fabric rolls Raine, York Minster Fabric ... Harrison & Hutton, Vernacul...

dates 1354-1355 1379-1380 1399 1429-1430 1543-1544

double waver

Of uncertain meaning.

places Tong

sources Articles of agreement betwe...

dates 1672

doubt

To suspect or fear.

places Elmswell Handsworth

sources Henry Best's Farming Book Quarter Session rolls 1662-...

dates 1642 1662

dough-trough

A vessel in which dough was placed to rise.

places York Hartwith

sources William Coltman's inventory... YAS Record Series

dates 1481 1628

dove dung

Noted in the inventory of a wealthy widow who possibly had a dove-cote.

places South Cave

sources Agnes Teavill's will, 1585

dates 1585

downafter

This unusual field-name is descriptive of its location in the valley bottom, adjoining Lepton's boundary with Whitley.

places Lepton

sources Miscellaneous papers, 1379-...

dates 1623

down end

A coal-mining term; if the ‘down-side’ was the downward slope of the vein the inference may be that this was an ‘end’ cut on the ‘down-side’, parallel to the cleavage of the coal

places Farnley

sources Farnley pit accounts 1690-1720 Joshua Arthington's sccount...

dates 1704 1715

dozen(1)

Literally twelve.

places Hull Wakefield Farnley Esholt Swillington Tong York Bingley

sources John Dey's accounts 1462-3 Wakefield Court Rolls 30 Se... YAS Record Series vol. 1 Bradford Antiquary vol. 10 Lowther MSS Account book of coals got a... York House Book 9 William Birkinshawe's inven...

dates 1348 1454 1463 1506 1567-1568 1617 1729-1731 1760

dozen(2)

A kind of kersey or coarse woollen cloth.

places Leeds

sources Robert Casson's will, 1539 Jennet Cowper's will, 1561

dates 1539-1540 1560

drab

A word for a kind of cloth.

places South Crosland York

sources George Redmonds Papers Accounts of jetsam money in...

dates 1457 1813

drag

An agricultural implement, used to drag dung or muck, no doubt from a dung-hill or a muck cart.

places South Cave Lund

sources Henry Arklee's will, 1575 William Fox's administratio... George Redmonds Papers

dates 1575 1683 1835

dragon

The bright red resin that cutlers used for varnish.

places Sheffield Beverley

sources South Yorkshire collection John Brompton's will, 1444

dates 1444 1709

drape

Found usually in farming contexts, this was a word for a cow or sheep taken out of the herd or flock to be fatted for slaughter.

places Welwick Malham York Swaledale Pudsey Hambleton Brayton Elmswell Thornton Bridge

sources Robert Manfeld's will, 1419 Fountains Abbey Bursar Acco... York House Book 8 Cuthbert Clarkson's will an... Richard Hunter's inventory ... Robert Lund's inventory, 1657 John Harland's inventory, 1666 Henry Best's Farming Book YAS Record Series vol. 1

dates 1246 1418 1458-1459 1502 1559 1628 1642 1657 1666

draper

Originally one who made woollen cloth, but later a dealer in cloth.

places Scarborough Tickhill York Wakefield

sources YAS Record Series vol. 1 YAS Record Series Matthew Leven's will, 1545 York House Book 2, 3 & 4

dates 1309 1411 1476 1484 1546

draught

spellings drang

A rare usage, found in connection with sawing timber.

places York Ripon

sources York Chamberlain's roll Webb, Churchwardens' Accounts Ripon account book Chamberlain's Accounts 1464...

dates 1404-1405 1464-1465 1519 1520

draw(1)

A verb that was much in use in coal-mining from when shafts were first sunk.

places Northowram

sources Halifax Antiquarian Society...

dates 1591

draw(2)

To drain or empty of water.

draw away

spellings draw off water draw off

The diversion of the course of water using dams, to create dry conditions for masons to work on the foundations of bridge pillars.

places Catterick

sources Quarter Sessions Records Pontefract session roll Apr...

dates 1422 1717

drawback

An amount paid back from a charge previously made.

places Leeds

sources Leeds session roll October ...

dates 1735

draw box

spellings draw engine

The exact interpretation remains uncertain but they were perhaps concerned in some way with wiredrawing.

places Sheffield York

sources South Yorkshire collection John Sheircliffe's inventor... John Colan's will, 1490

dates 1490 1690 1713

drawing gear

Used by draught animals such as oxen.

places Ryther

sources Sir Rauf Rither's will, 1520

dates 1520

drawn

Said of animals that have been employed in drawing, that is used as draught animals (OED).

places Stockeld Felixkirk Barlby

sources Yorkshire Archaeological Jo... William Myddilton's invento... John Beale's inventory, nd

dates 1530 1578 1614 1658

draw out

A verb which refers to a process in slitting forges.

places Colne Bridge

sources Pilkington of Chevet

dates 1665

draw-well

A deep well from which water is drawn up in a bucket attached to a rope.

places York Knaresborough

sources Grant by Thomas de Loudham ... Yorkshire Archaeological Jo...

dates 1338 1538

drazled

Wright has 'drazil' for a slut so the meaning may be ‘dirty, untidy, slovenly’.

places Northowram

sources Turner, Oliver Heywood's Di...

dates 1672

dredge

The reference here is apparently to quantities of iron-stone but the origin and exact meaning remain uncertain.

places Sheffield

sources Hunter Archaeological Socie...

dates 1574

dress

The verb ‘to dress’ formerly occurred in a wide range of contexts, but had the general meaning of ‘clean’, ‘make ready’ or ‘put in order’.

places Wakefield Hipperholme Lockwood Beverley Apperley Bridge Sheffield Beeston Tong Thurlstone Kirkheaton

sources YAHS Record Series vol. 74 Turner, Oliver Heywood's Di... Quarter Session rolls 1662-... YAS Record Series Bradford Antiquary vol. 6 Leader, Company of Cutlers South Yorkshire collection Denison papers Account of coals got at Ton... Surtees Society Publications Manor of Heaton, 1589-1813

dates 1554 1596 1602 1605 1625 1647 1672 1687 1709 1754 1767

dresser(1)

A sideboard or table on which food was dressed or prepared.

places Kirby Underdale

sources Shepherd, Kirby Underdale

dates 1687

dresser(2)

A person who helped in the preparation or dressing of food.

places Selby Swine Huddersfield Pickering Bolton Percy

sources Selby Abbey Kitchener accou... YAS Record Series Quarter Session rolls 1662-... North Riding Records Yorkshire Archaeological Jo...

dates 1327 1379 1417 1540 1683

dresser board

spellings dressing board

A board used in the preparation of food.

places Beverley Little Kelk Whitby Stockeld Slaidburn Selby

sources Robert Manfeld's will, 1419 Demise from prior and conve... YAHS Record Series vol. 3 Yorkshire Archaeological Jo... YAS Record Series Anne Burnell's will, 1669

dates 1419 1484 1557 1613 1621 1669

dressing knife

A knife used in the preparation of food.

places York Stillingfleet

sources Henry Bowet's inventory, 1423 YAS Record Series

dates 1423 1535