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Definition of Lockrams
1. lockram [n] - See also: lockram
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lockrams
Literary usage of Lockrams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1903)
"16 pcs lockrams. 1198 ells hoi- land 18 a Den. pcs ... 18 pcs lockrams nett.
Juxt. Coq*. Dat. xv°: Apr. 1650 Quod &c: o-..., 16^0 1 Cert. that the ..."
2. The History and Antiquities of the Ancient Town and Port of Rye, in the by William Holloway (1847)
"... the importation of lockrams (a sort of coarse linen), paper, wine, and brandy ;
but this lucrative commerce was stopped by an act passed early in March, ..."
3. English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History & Literature by Edward Arber (1897)
"... [lockrams, a kind of linen], and canvas of all sorts. These merchants will
daily look for profit: and in time of wars nothing doth pass with less danger ..."
4. An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, from by Adam Anderson (1801)
"... act of Parliament, which directed of what length and breadth the linen cloths
called lockrams and dowlas, ..."
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