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rancel (iou) and battering (iou)


rancel (iou)



rancel verb intrans. & trans. Scot. Also ransel. Infl. -ll-. E17.
[Origin uncertain: cf. Old Norse rannsaka RANSACK verb, reyna try, investigate.]
Search for (stolen goods).
Comb.: rancelman a local officer formerly appointed in Orkney and Shetland to inquire into thefts and petty offences and to preserve good order.
rancellor noun a rancelman E17.

battering (iou)



battering noun. ME.
[from BATTER verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of BATTER verb1; a prolonged or violent assault. ME.
The result of BATTER verb1; a bruise, indentation, or Other mark of damage from continuous or violent beating etc. L16.
Comb.: battering-engine Military History = battering ram (a); battering ram (a) Military History a swinging beam used for breaching walls, sometimes with a ram's-head end; (b) a similar object used by firemen etc. to break down doors; battering-train Military History a number of cannon intended for siege purposes.