† haucepyn.
Obsolete.
A kind of trap for wolves and other wild beasts.
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c1425 Bk. Huntynge (Bodl. 546) lf. 36b Also men takeþ hem yn puttys..and wiþ haucepys or with venemous powdres þat men gyueþ hem yn flesh.
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