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Pak-thred, -threid, n. Also: pake-thred, pak-thrid, pack(e)-threid, -threed. [ME. paktrede (north., 1341), pacthred (1392–3), packethrede (1442), e.m.E. packthre(a)d (1592).] Packthread; stout thread or twine as used for tying up packs or bundles. 1374 Exch. R. II. 468.]
[De vij libris … pakfili 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 3.
Fulye and pak threid 1499 Edinb. Hammermen in Mill Mediæv. Plays 227.
For pak threid to knyt on the flouris & to the candilheidis 1505–6 Treas. Acc. III. 180.
Item, for pak threid and tua bowstringis deliverit to Johne Forman, xvj d. 1507 Ib. IV. 29; etc.
Pak thred 1533 Edinb. Hammermen 138 b.
For pak thrid j d. 1537 Treas. Acc. VI. 329 (see Pak-nedill n.). 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 146.
For thre skanȝies of pakthreid to be lynnis and calk to the wrychts 1569–70 Haddington Treas. Acc. MS.
For ane hanke of pake thred to be a lyne, vj d. 1606 Edinb. Test. XLI. 317 b.
Thretie twa dosen clewis pakthreid at 2 s. the dosen 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 323.
Packthreid called boddome threid 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 89.
For pack threid iij li., for tailȝeour threid and neidles xviij s. 1673 Leith Customs 29.
250 pounds packe threed [£1.5.0.]