† ˈgawberd Obs.
Also -bert, -barte.
[Of obscure origin; the first element is perh. = OE. gealᵹ- gallows, as in gallows-balk. The word seems to have been confused inextricably with cobbard.]
(See quot. 1847–78.)
| 1483 Cath. Angl. 151/2 A Gawbert, jpepurgium. 1520 Lanc. Wills II. 10 All my iron broches gawbarte. 1591 Garrard Art Warre 14 Or that for rost meat he makes a spit, wodden Gawberds [etc.]. 1847–78 Halliwell, Gauberts, iron racks for chimneys. |