English Dictionary

smitham

名詞

イギリス英語 廃用 不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

（英国の旧用語）税負担から免除されるほどの少量であったため、自由な鉱夫に採取された、小さな鉱石の塊。

The veteran free miner grinned as he pocketed a fistful of smitham, recalling how those small lumps of ore had once been exempt from taxation.

年老いた自由採掘の鉱夫は、かつて少量が課税免除されていた小さな鉱石の塊を一握りポケットに入れて、にっこりと笑った。

意味（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.