Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the British navy: Money given to those who apprehend deserters or others who have straggled or overstayed their leave of absence.
- noun Money deducted from the wages of a man absent from duty without leave.
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One was the "straggling-money" paid to him for the apprehension of deserters -- 20s. for every deserter taken, with "conduct" money to boot; the other, the anker of brandy designedly thrown overboard by smugglers when chased by a gang engaged in pressing afloat.
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