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- Middle English · inherited fromhaibote
- English todayhaybote
From Middle English haibote, haybote, heibote, heyboote, heybote; equivalent to hay (“hedge”) + bote; compare hedgebote.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or fences. Full definition →