† ˈwomb-tie, -tow Obs.
In 5 wom(e)tye, wombtye, 6 womtoe.
[f. womb n. + tie n., tow n.2 Cf. wame-tow, wanty.]
A girth or belly-band.
| 1481–3 Acc. Exch. K.R. 496. No. 26 (P.R.O.) Bely girthez Wometyes. 1485 in Compotus Rolls Obedientiaries St. Swithun's, Winch. (1892) 383 Et in corda empta ad faciendum lez Wombtyes iiijd. 1587 Wills & Inv. Durham (Surtees) II. 150, ij load saddles, a womtoe and a halter. |