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straggling money

straggling money noun: money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave.

Noun

straggling money (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave.
  2. (historical) Money deducted from the wages of such absentees.

Questions about straggling money

What does straggling money mean?
Straggling money means money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave.
What part of speech is straggling money?
Straggling money is a noun.

Words near straggling money in the dictionary

  1. Stragglethorpe
  2. stragglier
  3. straggliest
  4. straggliness
  5. straggling
  6. straggling money
  7. stragglingly
  8. stragglings
  9. straggly
  10. straggot
  11. straggots

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