ACKEY


Meaning of ACKEY in English

ˈakē noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of akee, the seeds of which were used as weights roughly equivalent to 20 grains of gold dust

1. : a silver coin struck in England in 1796 and 1818 for use on the Gold Coast in western Africa

2. : a unit of value equivalent to one ackey

1/2- ackey and 1/4- ackey coins were struck

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