† ˈwoodsale Obs.
[sale n.2]
A periodical sale of wood or timber from an estate.
| 1479 in Catal. Anc. Deeds (1915) VI. 168 The said beches to be drawen on the saide grounde wodmanlyke after the custume of wodsale. 1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII, c. 46 §10 The said Maistre of the Wardes..shalhave auctoritie..to make wood sales to the Kinges use of al underwooddis. 1562 Leigh Surv. (1577) D iv, Profites of woodsale, is where sometymes the Lord of a Mannour doeth make a yerely sale of his woodes. c 1617 Bacon Memorial Wks. 1819 V. 485 What course shall be taken for the rest of the years with the wood sales for supply of this 25,000 l. yearly. 1786 in Jrnls. Ho. Comm. XLIII. 622 Warrants for raising {pstlg}2,000..by Wood Sales in Dean Forest. |
| attrib. 1605 Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iii. iv. Captains 243 A sort of lusty bil-men set In wood-sale time to sell a cops. |