Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An early Chinese bronze coinage, so called from its appearance. Also called
tin-dangle money .
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Examples
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The skipper ought to be a smart chap, who can be trusted with money to pay the expenses of the boat as one goes along -- bridge-money and all sorts of things.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Karl Anderson 1901
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