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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1750
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BLACK MONEY, n.comb. Spurious or illegal currency.Sc. c.1750 A. Jervise Epitaphs (1879) II. 210:
Much black money in the shape of French and Dutch bodles was in circulation.
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"Black Money n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088016>
