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单词 poll-groat
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poll-groatn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poll v., groat n.
Etymology: < poll v. + groat n.
Obsolete. rare.
An extortionate tax. poll-groat bailiff: a collector of (excessive) taxes.
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the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adjective] > extremely
Jewish1606
poll-groat1745
Shylockya1818
Shylockian1884
1745 F. Blomefield Hist. Norwich xvi. 77 In 1381, the Commons [were] sorely repining..for the Poll Groats that were demanded of them.
1888 W. Morris Dream of J. Ball 15 The valiant tiler had smitten a poll-groat bailiff to death with his lath-rending axe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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