koneyacker

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English

Noun

koneyacker (plural koneyackers)

  1. Alternative spelling of coniacker
    • 1839, “Police Office”, in Morning Herald, retrieved 2023-05-30, page 1:
      An Incipient Koneyacker — A man named Richard Dallington was brought before Justice Wyman, charged with being a coiner, or of inducing others to engage in the manufacture of base coin.
    • 1846, “Lives of the Felons. Lyman Parkes alias Wilson, the Counterfeiter”, in The National Police Gazette, retrieved 2023-05-30, page 1:
      The neophyte demanded no terms from the veteran "Koneyackers."
    • 1851, George Thompson, Life and Exploits of the Noted Criminal, Bristol Bill, page 36:
      Kate, with her sweet face and winning ways, was an apt creature for a koneyacker, and proved very successful in "passing the soft."