Obs. rare. Also 6 elke (see quots.).
1541. Act 33 Hen. VIII., c. 9 § 6. No bowyer shall sell … any bowe of ewe of the taxe called elke, aboue the price of .iii.s. iiii.d.
1607. Cowell, Interpr., Elk, a kind of ewe to make bowes of.
Obs. rare. Also 6 elke (see quots.).
1541. Act 33 Hen. VIII., c. 9 § 6. No bowyer shall sell … any bowe of ewe of the taxe called elke, aboue the price of .iii.s. iiii.d.
1607. Cowell, Interpr., Elk, a kind of ewe to make bowes of.
