Obs. Forms: 1 þriddan dǽl; 4 þridden-, 4–5 thridden-, 5 threden-, thredden-, thryden-, thyrdyn-, 6 thirdin-, thyrden-, (thirding-, 7 thurron-), 6–8 thirden-; 4–5 -del, 5–7 -dele, 6 -deale, deall, 7 -dell, 7–8 -deal; 4–6 (9 dial.) -dale. [OE. (þone) þriddan dǽl, accus. case of (se) þridda dǽl the third part (see THIRDEL, DEAL sb.1, DALE2). Cf. HALFENDEAL, FARTHINGDEAL.]

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  1.  The third part of anything; a third.

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c. 1000.  Sax. Leechd., I. 98. Seoþe on wætere to þriddan dæle. Ibid., II. 120. Bewyl oþ þriddan dæl.

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13[?].  Guy Warw. (A.), 7306 + st. 65. Þriddendel his lond haue he schold.

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14[?].  E. E. Misc. (Warton Cl.), 72. With the thyrdyndele of gume, and twyse so mych of water.

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a. 1500.  in Arnolde, Chron. (1811), 147. Euery Sonday a soule out of purgatory and the thredden dele of al synnes releced.

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1558.  Warde, trans. Alexis’ Secr., I. I. (1580), 37 b. Drinke thereof two thirdendales of a glassefull.

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1581.  J. Bell, Haddon’s Answ. Osor., 459 b. A thyrdendeale of the Crowne of Thornes is shewed at Paris in the Holy Chappell there.

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  2.  A third of a tun; = TERTIAN B. 2.

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1423.  Rolls of Parlt., IV. 256/1. Thredendels and hoggeshedes so aftur lesse mesure.

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14[?].  MS. Cantab. Ff. 5. 49, lf. 55 b (Hartshorne, Anc. Metr. T. (1829), 54). Hit holdis a gode thrydendele Ful of wyne euery mele.

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  3.  (See quots.)

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1571.  in Shaks. Jahrbuch (1896), 142. The hooped pot commonly called a thirdindeale and a half thirdindeale.

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1590.  [Tarlton], News Purgat. (1844), 114. When Tapsters … Fill thirdingdeall pots till the drinke run ouer.

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1620.  Melton, Astrolog., 32. Many of them dare not goe to bed without a Thurrondell Pot of six shillings Beere.

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1678.  Phillips (ed. 4), Thirdendeal, a Liquid Measure used in Salisbury containing three Pints.

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1721.  in Bailey.

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