| 单词 | gun-money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgun-money gun-money n. (a) = gunnage n.; (b) money coined (by James II in Ireland) from the metal of old guns (see quot. 1853). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [noun] > payment for capture or return of person or property > for capturing ship gunnage1703 gun-money1712 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > coin of gun metal gun-money1853 1712 London Gaz. No. 5019/4 Rewards of Gun-money for the said Service. 1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. 511 The base silver money struck..by James II., in 1689..principally from some brass cannon, from which they took the name of gun-money; but they were composed of a mixture of metals, in which silver formed a small proportion. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gun and head money, given to the captors of an enemy's ship of war destroyed, or deserted, in fight. It was formerly assumed to be about £1000 per gun. < as lemmas |
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