Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tax, originally of one cash per tael on the value of all sales, imposed by the people of China upon themselves, in order to make up the deficiency in the land-tax, during the Taiping rebellion (1850–64). It was to be set apart for military purposes only, and was intended to be merely a temporary measure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit.
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Examples
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An 'ginger hair in some folks -- an' likin 'beer in me.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25 Various
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When Mr. Stuart first came to our village he again took up his aul 'habits o' industry, an 'for a long time would'na taste drink ava; but when the excitement o' the sudden change had worn off, his aul 'likin' for strong drink cam 'back wi' fu 'force, an' he, puir weak man -- had'na the strength o 'mind to withstand it.
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Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, and leave an' likin 'to shout;
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When Mr. Stuart first came to our village he again took up his aul 'habits o' industry, an 'for a long time would'na taste drink ava; but when the excitement o' the sudden change had worn off, his aul 'likin' for strong drink cam 'back wi' fu 'force, an' he, puir weak man, had'na the strength o 'mind to withstand it.
Stories and Sketches Harriet S. Caswell
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But, ye know, I had a kind of likin 'for him when I thought of him comin' in to my house without as much as yer leave, and going to sleep just as if he was in his own home.
The Red Horizon Patrick MacGill 1926
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Joe was jest naturally shot to pieces, him knowin 'young Stratton from a kid an' likin 'him fine, besides bein' consid'able worried about what was goin 'to happen to the ranch an' him.
Shoe-Bar Stratton Joseph Bushnell Ames 1903
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Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an 'likin' to shout;
The Seven Seas Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an 'likin' to shout;
Verses 1889-1896 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an 'likin' to shout;
Barrack Room Ballads Rudyard Kipling 1900
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An 'ez to yore bein' worldly-minded an 'likin' purty things, why, that's a part of every wifely woman's life - to have an 'keep things purty.
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