单词 | chimney-man |
释义 | > as lemmaschimney-man ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > property tax > hearth or chimney tax > collector of chimney-publican1671 chimney-mana1695 a1695 A. Wood Life (1848) 201 The King's revenue in customs, excise, and chimney men. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 36 Nor could the Treasury..restrain the chimneyman from using his powers with harshness; for the tax was farmed. < as lemmas |
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