1065 names for dogs, from a 15th century manuscript

Re:1065 names for dogs, from a 15th century manuscript by mikek on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:25PM (#33722013)

My favorite is definitely "Beste-of-all"

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Re:1065 names for dogs, from a 15th century manuscript by realo on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:48PM (#33722288)

“Chopper” seems modern and quite well suited too … particularly for dogs with big teeth …

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Re:1065 names for dogs, from a 15th century manuscript by FartyMcFarter on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:59PM (#33722431)

Or ones who move their tail a lot.

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Re:1065 names for dogs, from a 15th century manuscript by homonculus1 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @01:56PM (#33723154)

He was surely the leader of a fine category:

  "Pretiboy"
  "Swepestake"
  "Stanchebost"

But, there was also another kind:

  "Plodder"
  "Vagrawnte"
  "Helpeles"

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Re:1065 names for dogs, from a 15th century manuscript by tdeck on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:03PM (#33727065)

All of these others mean something to me, but what does "Stanchebost" mean?

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