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† stamˈpee Obs.
[? Corruptly a. F. estampille stamp, seal, a. Sp. estampilla dim. of estampa stamp n.3]
A counterfeit coin formerly circulated in the West Indies.
1795W. Bullock in Naval Chron. IX. 457 You was to have the stampees at 3s. per gross. 1797Ibid. X. 128 Negro money called stampees, or black dogs. |