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occamy

occamy noun: an alloy imitating gold or silver.

Noun

occamy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An alloy imitating gold or silver.
    • The ten ſhillings, this thimble, and an occamy ſpoon from ſome poor ſinner, are all the atonement which is made for the body of ſin in London and Weſtminſter.1713 April 10, Richard Steele, The Guardian^(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Guardian_(Vol_1).pdf), volume 1, number 26, page 150

Forms of occamy

alternative formochimy
alternative formochymy

Origin of occamy

A corruption of alchemy.

Questions about occamy

What does occamy mean?
Occamy means an alloy imitating gold or silver.
What part of speech is occamy?
Occamy is a noun.

Words near occamy in the dictionary

  1. Occam's razor
  2. Occamism
  3. Occamist
  4. Occamistic
  5. Occamists
  6. occamy
  7. Occaneechi
  8. occashun
  9. occashuns
  10. occasion
  11. occasionable

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