ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sheep-silver

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sheep-silver is a noun meaning (historical) Money once paid by tenants for exemption from the service of washing the lord's sheep.

Meaning

(historical) Money once paid by tenants for exemption from the service of washing the lord's sheep.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Mica.

Example Sentences

These were rough arches made of a transparent rock, incrusted with sheepsilver and rock spar, and other bright stones.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reap-silver, geld, blackmail, averpenny, fine, average.

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