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Smitham
Meaning
Noun
●
In British English, Mining:
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
exempt
ion.
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