† mintmann.
Obsolete.
A man employed or skilled in coining. Also in extended use.
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1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. xvi. 82 The which is wel known to..euery gold~smith and mintman.
1624 F. Bacon Considerations War with Spain (1629) 2 He that thinketh Spaine to be some great Ouermatch for this Estate..is no good Mint-man; But takes greatnesse of Kingdomes according to their Bulke and Currency.
1636 W. Davenant Witts iii. i. sig. F2v There's Gold! the Fairies are thy Mintmen Girle, Of this thou shalt have store enough.
1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 384 They proposed to coin their plate to pay them: but the mintmen stole off with their stamps and irons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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