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

  • 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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