slang. Money extorted from a new prisoner, either as a jailer's fee, or as drink-money for the other prisoners (abolished by 4 Geo. IV. c. 43, §12)…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > extorted from prisoners or workers (3) garnish1592 slang. Money extorted from a new prisoner, either as a jailer's fee, or as drink-money for the other prisoners (abolished by 4 Geo. IV. c. 43, §12)… garnish-moneya1637 (= sense 5). smart money1834 = garnish, n. 5a. Obsolete. |
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