| 单词 | ox-money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasox-money ox-money n. now historical a tax levied on oxen; rent paid for the pasturage of oxen. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for privilege > [noun] > of keeping specific animals swannage1398 ox-pennya1400 hungil1450 warrenage1610 ox-money1616 nowt-geld1688 sheep-penny1774 1616 in Court Leet Rec. Manch. (1885) II. 333 Paide to Mr. Houlte..oxe money for his masters provision of howsehould. 1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Shetland Islands 321 All landholders..pay the ox and sheep money... The average of scat, wattle, and ox money, is said to be about 8d. sterling. 1918 Amer. Hist. Rev. 23 891 New light is thrown on..the survival of such ancient customs as ox-money. 1993 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 83 197 He..argues persuasively that the stolen ox-money which complicates the intrigue..is Plautine invention. < as lemmas |
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