Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Money of the coinage issued by James II. in Ireland when he attempted to recover his kingdom in 1689 and 1690.
- noun Prize-money, reckoned at so much per gun, given to the captors of an enemy's ship of war that had been destroyed or deserted in fight. Admiral Smyth, Sailor's Word-book.
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Examples
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"You only lent your gun-money to Aunt Matilda's fund.
What Might Have Been Expected Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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