† estangn.
Obsolete.
A pool, fishpond.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > fish-pond or -tank
fish-poolc950
fish-housec1000
viverc1330
stew1387
piscinaa1398
piscinea1400
fishpondc1440
trunk1440
moat1463
stagnec1470
servatorya1475
viviera1500
fish-stew1552
vivarium1600
shut1605
fish-stove1615
keep1617
estang1628
vivarya1634
nursery1772
preserve1849
whalerya1880
fish tank1957
1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 53 a Tenant of a warren, park, estangues and the like.
1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries (1738) I. 395 The bath is not above two flight-shots distant from the estang.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
<
n.1628