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exciseman
exciseman (ˈɛksaɪz-, ɛkˈsaɪzmən) [f. excise n. + man.] An officer employed to collect excise duties and prevent infringement of the excise laws.1647 S. Sheppard (title), The Committee Man curried..A Comedy..discovering the Corruption of Committee Men and Excisemen. 1681 Prideaux Lett. (Camden) 107 T... Oxford English Dictionary
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Mahound
Robert Burns wrote: The Deil cam fiddlin thro' the town,And danc'd awa wi' th'Exciseman;And ilka wife cries auld Mahoun,I wish you luck o' the prize, man wikipedia.org
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excisor
excisor rare. (ɛkˈsaɪzə(r)) [f. excise v.2 + -or.] An exciseman.1835 Blackw. Mag. XXXVII. 859 No longer excisors and curs'd supervisors Shall vex us. Oxford English Dictionary
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Thomas Bignold
Career Born in Westerham, Kent, Thomas Bignold worked as an exciseman before moving to Norwich in the early 1780s. wikipedia.org
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supervisorship
superˈvisorship [f. prec. + -ship.] The office of a supervisor. Also, contextually, the function of a supervisor; a body of supervisors.1485 Rolls of Parlt. VI. 349/1 Th' office of Supervisorship of oure Werkys. 1643 Three Lett. 18 Did we ever think it possible both Houses should ever pretend to suc... Oxford English Dictionary
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Collieston
In 1798, the notorious village smuggler, Phillip Kennedy, was killed by a blow from an exciseman's cutlass. wikipedia.org
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gaging
gauging, gaging, vbl. n. (ˈgeɪdʒɪŋ) [f. gauge v.1 + -ing1.] 1. The action of the vb. gauge in various senses; esp. the action or method of determining by actual measurement the capacity of a vessel or the amount contained in it.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 189/1 Gawgynge of depenesse, dimencionatus. 1570 Dee... Oxford English Dictionary
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James George Semple Lisle
Life He was born James George Semple at Irvine, Ayrshire, the son of James Semple, an exciseman and peerage claimant to the title Viscount Lisle. wikipedia.org
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William Bayly (astronomer)
In spite of the constant manual work he had to do, he took advantage of the kindness of an exciseman living in a neighbouring village, who offered to give wikipedia.org
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John Murdoch (editor)
He served as an exciseman in Kilsyth, Lancashire and Ireland. working in Dublin in the 1850s he is said to have had an influence on Alexander Carmichael, a fellow Argyllshire Gael who, likewise, was employed as an exciseman wikipedia.org
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Alexander Carmichael
Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil in his native Scottish Gaelic; 1 December 1832, Taylochan, Isle of Lismore – 6 June 1912, Barnton, Edinburgh) was a Scottish exciseman Personal life He was an exciseman and in the course of his travels was able to collect extensive folklore. wikipedia.org
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Vikenty Pashukanis
After graduation, he worked as an exciseman. wikipedia.org
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Acol, Kent
The Smugglers Leap Close by Acol is the chalk pit where Exciseman Gill and Smuggler Bill met their deaths as told in the well-known poem, The Smuggler's Exciseman Gill sold his soul for a demon horse that had the ability to catch Smuggler Bill. wikipedia.org
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Ella Carmichael
Early life Carmichael was born 9 August 1870 in Lismore, Scotland, the only daughter of four children born to Alexander Carmichael, an exciseman and author wikipedia.org
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Glenturret distillery
Burns himself was an exciseman between 1789 and 1796. The stills themselves were small so that if the exciseman was spotted they could be removed and hidden. wikipedia.org
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