† Rochester earthn.

Forms: late Middle English Rocester erthe, 1500s Rochester earth.

Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rochester , earth n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < the name of the city of Rochester in Kent, England (although the semantic motivation for the name is unclear) + earth n.¹ Perhaps compare later roche petre n.

Obsolete.

Saltpetre.

ΚΠ

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 105 Rocester erthe, campanum, nitrum.

c1500 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 451 (table) Item for a tunne of Rochester earth..2d.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	rochester earth
释义	† Rochester earthn. Forms: late Middle English Rocester erthe, 1500s Rochester earth. Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rochester , earth n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < the name of the city of Rochester in Kent, England (although the semantic motivation for the name is unclear) + earth n.¹ Perhaps compare later roche petre n. Obsolete. Saltpetre. ΚΠ ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 105 Rocester erthe, campanum, nitrum. c1500 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 451 (table) Item for a tunne of Rochester earth..2d. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?c1475
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