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craspesius

craspesius, ~ia [OF craspeis, graspeis < crassus piscis] , ‘grapeys’, grampus (? general term for cetacea or seals). Cf. craspiscis, crassus 1c. 1159 dim. sagimen ~iorum qui in Forth applicuerint Regesta Scot. I 131 (cf. ib. 177); a1160 concedo quod R. episcopus Exon’ habeat docimam omnium ~iorum qui venerint in aliquam partem episcopatus sui CalCh III 271; 1189 quod ipsi [monachi S. Stephani de Cadomo] habeant craspeisium et omne genus piscis quod in terra eorum Anglie casualiter applicuerit Ib. IV 272; 1589 habere ‥ omnes ‥ pisces regales, viz. sturgeons, balenas, †cecas, porposias, delphinos, riggos et graspecias (Ch.) Hist. Newc. II 603.

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