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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Tinemen

(#)

[Probably akin to

tine

to shut or inclose.]

(O. Eng. Forest Law)

An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison by night.

[Obs.]

Noun.

Anciently an officer of the forest in England, who had the nocturnal care of vert and venison.

tineman ‎(plural tinemen)

(obsolete, Britain, law) An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison by night.