hog moneyn.

Brit.

/ˈhɒɡ ˌmʌni/, U.S.

/ˈhɔɡ ˌməni/,

/ˈhɑɡ ˌməni/

Forms: see hog n.¹ and money n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hog n.¹, money n.

Etymology: < hog n.¹ + money n.

Now historical.

A currency circulated in the Somers Isles (now Bermuda) for a short period at the beginning of the 17th cent., consisting of copper coins bearing a depiction of a hog.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Caribbean coins

hog moneyc1625

bit1683

macaroni1808

quattie1859

c1625 J. Smith Hist. Bermudaes (1882) iv. 76 Base-mony..the which haueing a hogge stampt upon it on the one side..was, in a scoff, tearmed by the people hogge money.

1856 Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Soc. 34 A copy of what is called the Sommers-Island or hog money, the originals of which are supposed to have been coined, about 1612, by the authority of the Virginia Company.

1898 G. B. Rawlings Story Brit. Coinage 204 It is..inferred that these pieces..date from some time between 1616 and 1624, and if this inference is correct the hog money has the honour of being the first coinage of the North American colonies.

1905 Brit. Numismatic Jrnl. 1 401 Two specimens of the ‘Hog Money’ shilling (copper-plated), struck for Somers Island.

2004 B. Howard Adventure Guide Bermuda 73 The coins are exhibited in glass cases and include some fine examples of ‘hog money’, Bermuda's first official currency, introduced by the Bermuda Company in 1616.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hog money
释义	hog moneyn. Brit. /ˈhɒɡ ˌmʌni/, U.S. /ˈhɔɡ ˌməni/, /ˈhɑɡ ˌməni/ Forms: see hog n.¹ and money n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hog n.¹, money n. Etymology: < hog n.¹ + money n. Now historical. A currency circulated in the Somers Isles (now Bermuda) for a short period at the beginning of the 17th cent., consisting of copper coins bearing a depiction of a hog. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Caribbean coins hog moneyc1625 bit1683 macaroni1808 quattie1859 c1625 J. Smith Hist. Bermudaes (1882) iv. 76 Base-mony..the which haueing a hogge stampt upon it on the one side..was, in a scoff, tearmed by the people hogge money. 1856 Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Soc. 34 A copy of what is called the Sommers-Island or hog money, the originals of which are supposed to have been coined, about 1612, by the authority of the Virginia Company. 1898 G. B. Rawlings Story Brit. Coinage 204 It is..inferred that these pieces..date from some time between 1616 and 1624, and if this inference is correct the hog money has the honour of being the first coinage of the North American colonies. 1905 Brit. Numismatic Jrnl. 1 401 Two specimens of the ‘Hog Money’ shilling (copper-plated), struck for Somers Island. 2004 B. Howard Adventure Guide Bermuda 73 The coins are exhibited in glass cases and include some fine examples of ‘hog money’, Bermuda's first official currency, introduced by the Bermuda Company in 1616. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1625
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