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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1637
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Slaughtbome, n. (17th c. Eng. slaght-boom (1642), Du., LG slagboom a barrier, turnpike.) —1637 Monro Exped. 7.
The castell … with moates, drawbridges and slaught bomes without all 1637 Monro Exped. 133 (see Legare n.).
Slaughtbomes