† tascaladj.

Etymology: < Gaelic taisgeal the finding of anything that was lost, < taisg a treasure, taisg to deposit, hoard, bury.

Scottish. Obsolete exc. Historical.

tascal money n. a reward formerly paid in the Scottish Highlands for information regarding stolen cattle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [noun] > informer's reward > specific

tascal money1754

Tyburn ticket1796

1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxiv. 243 Sending Persons into the Country suspected, and by them offering a Reward (which they call Tascal Money) to any one who should discover the Cattle, and those who stole them.

1827 J. Anderson Prize Ess. State Society in Highlands 70 He who..received tascal money as informer, met scorn, perhaps death.

1907 A. Lang Hist. Scotl. IV. xv. 368 Tascal money used to be paid to traitors among the robbers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tascal
释义	† tascaladj. Etymology: < Gaelic taisgeal the finding of anything that was lost, < taisg a treasure, taisg to deposit, hoard, bury. Scottish. Obsolete exc. Historical. tascal money n. a reward formerly paid in the Scottish Highlands for information regarding stolen cattle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [noun] > informer's reward > specific tascal money1754 Tyburn ticket1796 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxiv. 243 Sending Persons into the Country suspected, and by them offering a Reward (which they call Tascal Money) to any one who should discover the Cattle, and those who stole them. 1827 J. Anderson Prize Ess. State Society in Highlands 70 He who..received tascal money as informer, met scorn, perhaps death. 1907 A. Lang Hist. Scotl. IV. xv. 368 Tascal money used to be paid to traitors among the robbers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1754
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