 | John Sherwen - Forgery of manuscripts - 1809 - 166 pages
...of decayed intelligence, page 245, ed. 1673; where he says, that before the use of seals was common in England, divers writings had the wax of them bitten with the wang tooth of him that passed them; which was also therein mentioned in rhime, as thus: " In witnesse... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - Monasteries - 1824 - 342 pages
...shew that they wished the obligation to continue ever fresh, and of force. " Before the use of scales was in England, divers writings had the wax of them bitten with the wanff tooth of him that passed them; which was also therein mentioned in Rime, as thus, " In witnesse... | |
 | William Carr - English language - 1828 - 384 pages
...Idem. AXXLE-TOOTH, ASSLE-TOOTH, A grinder. ISD. jaxle, dens molaris, situated near the axis of the jaw. There is another word of the same signification, and probably more ancient than this, mentioned • by Verstegan, though I do not recollect to have heard it in Craven.... | |
 | William Carr - English language - 1828 - 386 pages
...Idem. AXXLE-TOOTH, ASSLE-TOOTH, A grinder. ISL. jaxle, dens molaris, situated near the axis of the jaw. There is another word of the same signification, and probably more ancient than this, mentioned by Verstegan, though I do not recollect to have . heard it in Craven.... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - English language - 1839 - 292 pages
...axian. Axxle-toolh, Astle-tooth, A grinder. ) si., jaxle, dent molarit, situated near the axis of the jaw. There is another word of the same signification,...divers writings had the wax of them bitten with the :,'u 'iff tooth of him that passed them," wh ich was also therein mentioned in rhyme, as thus, " In... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 866 pages
...themselves to Church Sanctuaries, which might still have continued in a toler1 Before the use of seals in England, divers writings had the wax of them bitten with the wing-tooth (in side-tooth ), of him that passed i hem; which was also therein mentioned in rhyme, as... | |
 | John Wood Warter - Tarring, West, Eng. (Parish) - 1860 - 530 pages
..." GEWANC. The check or -wartg. Hereof the fide teeth are called wang teeth. Before the ufc of feals was in England, divers writings had the wax of them bitten with the wang tooth of him that pafTed them ; which was alfo therein mentioned in rhyme, thus, ' In luitncJJ'e... | |
 | John Wood Warter - Tarring, West, Eng. (Parish) - 1860 - 526 pages
...1 " GEWANG. Tk chetk or wang. Hereof the fide teeth are called wang teeth. Before the ufe of feals was in England, divers writings had the wax of them bitten with the wang tooth of him that pafled them ; which was allb therein mentioned in rhyme, thus, ' In vtitnejjc... | |
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There is another word of the same signification, and probably more antient than this, mentioned by Verstegan, though I do not recollect to have heard it in Craven. " The syd teeth, he remarks, are called wang teeth. Before the use of seals was in England,... 