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smitham

smitham noun: small lumps of ore which free miners scavenged because small quantities were exempt from payment of taxes. The practice ended in 1760 when the Duke of Devonshire challenged the tax exemption.

Noun

smitham (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete) Small lumps of ore which free miners scavenged because small quantities were exempt from payment of taxes. The practice ended in 1760 when the Duke of Devonshire challenged the tax exemption.

Origin of smitham

Perhaps compare English smeddum (“fine powder, lump ore, etc.”).

Questions about smitham

What does smitham mean?
Smitham means small lumps of ore which free miners scavenged because small quantities were exempt from payment of taxes. The practice ended in 1760 when the Duke of Devonshire challenged the tax exemption.
What part of speech is smitham?
Smitham is a noun.

Words near smitham in the dictionary

  1. Smith-n-Wesson
  2. Smith-n-Wessons
  3. Smith-Petersen nail
  4. smith-wright
  5. smith-wrights
  6. smitham
  7. Smithburg
  8. smithcraft
  9. Smithe
  10. smithed
  11. Smithee

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