seedlep en · NOUN
Etymology
From seed + Middle English lep.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A basket or other device used for carrying seed while sowing.
The seed was cast on the ground from seed-cod or seedlep, the latter word being still used.
1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 412:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seedlop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| seedleps | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| seedlip | alternative | lexicographic |