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单词 exciseman
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exciseman

/ˈɛksʌɪzmən /
noun (plural excisemen) British historical
An official responsible for collecting excise duty and preventing infringement of the excise laws (especially by smuggling).Nicholas Saunderson's father was an exciseman, meaning that he was a government officer who collected taxes imposed on goods....
  • In the late 1820s, the soldiers were used to supplement excisemen in the suppression of whisky smuggling in the district.
  • They immediately claim that they are trying to rake cheese - the reflection of the moon - from the pond and the excisemen, amused by the apparently simple-minded rustics, leave them to it.

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