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gun money

gun money noun: an issue of coins, minted in base metal, made by the forces of James II during the Williamite War in Ireland.

Noun

gun money (countable and uncountable, plural gun moneys)

  1. (historical) An issue of coins, minted in base metal, made by the forces of James II during the Williamite War in Ireland.

Forms of gun money

pluralgun moneys

Questions about gun money

What does gun money mean?
Gun money means an issue of coins, minted in base metal, made by the forces of James II during the Williamite War in Ireland.
What part of speech is gun money?
Gun money is a noun.
What is the plural of gun money?
The plural of gun money is gun moneys.

Words near gun money in the dictionary

  1. gun lobby
  2. gun mantlet
  3. gun mantlets
  4. gun metal
  5. gun metals
  6. gun money
  7. gun moneys
  8. gun off
  9. gun paper
  10. gun papers
  11. gun pit

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