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shoe money

shoe money noun: money in the form of shoes (ingots of gold or silver formerly used in trade in the Far East).

Noun

shoe money (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Money in the form of shoes (ingots of gold or silver formerly used in trade in the Far East).
    Synonyms:
    boat money

Synonyms of shoe money

Questions about shoe money

What does shoe money mean?
Shoe money means money in the form of shoes (ingots of gold or silver formerly used in trade in the Far East).
What part of speech is shoe money?
Shoe money is a noun.

Words near shoe money in the dictionary

  1. shoe leather journalism
  2. shoe leather reporting
  3. shoe leathers
  4. shoe lift
  5. shoe lifts
  6. shoe money
  7. shoe polish
  8. shoe polishes
  9. shoe print
  10. shoe prints
  11. shoe protector

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