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con, v 1. cum fin. ...

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con-
con- see 1 cum. ...

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Con
·vt To <<Know>>; to <<Understand>>; to <<Acknowledge>>. II. Con ·vt To conduct, or superintend the ...

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Con-
·- A prefix, ·Fr. ·Lat. cum, signifying with, together, ·etc. ·see Com-. ...

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con
, or cun , as pronounced by seamen. This word is derived from the Anglo-Saxon conne, connan, to kn...

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Money
·vt To supply with money. II. Money ·noun In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in la...

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Money
Of uncoined money the first notice we have is in the history of Abraham (Gen. 13:2; 20:16; 24:35). N...

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money
A girl's private parts, commonly applied to little children: as, Take care, Miss, or you will shew y...

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Money
Uncointed money.-It is well known that ancient nations that were without a coinage weighed the preci...

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non-con
A nonconformist, presbyterian, or any other dissenter. ...

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Blood money
·- Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. II. Blood money ·- Mon...

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Maundy money
·add. ·- Silver coins or money of the nominal value of 1d., 2d., 3d., and 4d., struck annually for t...

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Money-maker
·noun One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. II. Money-maker ·noun One who ...

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Money-making
·adj Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business. II. Money-making ·adj Su...

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Money-changer
(Matt. 21:12; Mark 11:15; John 2:15). Every Israelite from twenty years and upwards had to pay (Ex. ...

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Money Court
In St. Michael's Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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blood money
The reward given by the legislature on the conviction of highwaymen, burglars, &c. ...

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civility money
A reward claimed by bailiffs for executing their office with civility. ...

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fiddlers money
All sixpences: sixpence being the usual sum paid by each couple, for music at country wakes and hops...

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hush money
Money given to hush up or conceal a robbery, theft, or any other offence, or to take off the evidenc...

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money droppers
Cheats who drop money, which they pretend to find just before some country lad; and by way of giving...

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pin money
An allowance settled on a married woman for her pocket expences. ...

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smart money
Money allowed to soldiers or sailors for the loss of a limb, or other hurt received in the service. ...

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socket money
A whore's fee, or hire: also money paid for a treat, by a married man caught in an intrigue. ...

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bogus money
Counterfeit silver coin. A few years since, a large quantity of this coin was in circulation at the ...

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hard money
A common term for silver and gold, in contradistinction from paper money. ...

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advance money
In men-of-war and most merchant ships the advance of two months' wages is given to the crew, previou...

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conduct-money
A sum advanced to defray the travelling expenses of volunteers, and of soldiers and sailors to their...

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money boats
See death ...

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desertion-money
The sum of three pounds paid to him who apprehends a deserter, which is charged against the offender...

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entrance money
Payment on entering a mess. ...

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gratuitous money
A term officially used for bounty granted to volunteers in Lord Exmouth's expedition against Algiers...

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hat-money
A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care...

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imprest-money
That paid on the enlistment of soldiers. ...

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money-bound
A phrase expressive of such passengers as are detained on board till a remittance arrives for paying...

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necessary money
An extra allowance formerly allowed to pursers for the coals, wood, turnery-ware, candles, and other...

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passage-money
The allowance made for carrying official personages in a royal ship. Also, the charge made for the c...

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prize-money
The profits arising from the sale of prizes. It was divided equally by chart. 5 Hen. IV. ...

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run-money
The money paid for apprehending a deserter, and charged against his wages. Also, the sum given to se...

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ship-money
An imposition charged throughout this realm in the time of Charles I., but which was declared illega...

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smart-money
A pension given to a wounded man, according to the extent of the injury and his rank. Thus a lieuten...

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straggling-money
If a man be absent from his duty without leave, but not absent long enough to be logged as run, and ...

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table-money
An allowance to admirals and senior officers, in addition to their pay, to meet the expenses of thei...

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Tribute Money
[Taxes; Tribute] ...

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red dog money
A term applied, in the State of New York, to certain bank notes which have on their back a large red...

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money and gold
silver and gold. York. ...

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gun and head money
Given to the captors of an enemy's ship of war destroyed, or deserted, in fight. It was formerly ass...

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head and gun-money
An encouragement in the prize acts by which £5 a head is given to the captors for every person on bo...

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crim. con. money

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