medkniche

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The second element is akin to modern English knitch. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

medkniche (uncountable)

  1. (historical) 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.