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† summer-castle Obs.
In 4–6 somer-, 5 -yr, 6 sommer-.
[? f. summer n.2 + castle n.]
1. A movable tower used in sieges. (Also summer-tower.)
a1400Morte Arth. 3033 The kynge than to assawte he sembles his knyghtez, With somercastelle and sowe appone sere halfes. 1408Clifton tr. Vegetius' De Re Milit. iv. viii. (Digby MS. 233) lf. 219 b, Ȝif þyn enemye sette to þy walles a somercastel oþere a bastyle þat be muche herre þan þe walles. c1440Promp. Parv. 464/1 Somyr castell, fala.
2. An elevated structure on a ship. (Also summer-hutch.)
1346Acc. Exch., K.R. Bundle 25. No. 7. m. 2 (P.R.O.) In ij haucers emptis..pro j castello vocato somercastel eadem naui. 1496Naval Acc. Hen. VII, (1896) 176 Forcastell the overloppe the somercastell the dekke ovyr the somercastell & the pope. c1500Three Kings' Sons 44 They that were in the somer Castells & toppis of the shippis, that might easely se alle them that were a londe. 1530Palsgr. 272/2 Sommer castell of a shyppe. |