Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coin, generally of unusual shape and rude workmanship, issued in a town or castle during a siege, when the operations of the ordinary mints are suspended.
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Examples
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Shot and shell struck the engine, the iron penthouse roof over the siege-piece, the flat car, the bridge itself.
The Long Roll Mary Johnston 1903
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