Bungtown
noun
Bung·town
ˈbəŋ-ˌtau̇n
variants or bungtown or Bungtown copper or bungtown copper or Bungtown token or bungtown token
plural Bungtowns or bungtowns or Bungtown coppers or bungtown coppers or Bungtown tokens or bungtown tokens
: a copper token resembling an English halfpenny that circulated in the U.S. in the 18th and 19th centuries
Word History
Etymology
probably from Bungtown (now Barneysville), Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where it was manufactured
First Known Use
1787, in the meaning defined above
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