cogniac

1. USdatedslanguncountableCounterfeit money.

   There are sixteen wholesale dealers […] to whom they sell, at a regular per centage, their imported Cogniac; […]

   1823, William A. Coffey, Inside Out, Or, An Interior View of the New-York State Prison: Together with Biographical Sketches of the Lives of Several of the Convicts, page 108

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   Next morning the conspirators met at the yellow cottage, where having settled the business of the day, by giving out the cogniac, and receiving her portion of the good money, the honorable corps adjourned to attend to matters of more importance [...].

   1838, Ann Baker Carson, The Memoirs of the Celebrated and Beautiful Mrs. Ann Carson, page 138

   The parties going there to buy the "stuff" when a new and good thing was out, at the rate of 8, 10, 15, or 20 dollars good money, for 100 cogniac, according to the quality.

   1852, “The Counterfeitr's ^([sic]) Reward”, in Jeffersonian Republican, retrieved 30 May 2023, page 1

plural cogniacs

1. alternativecountableuncommonuncountableAlternative spelling of cognac

   Good cogniac, then, at this time of the night, Will favor my imbibing appetite.

   1857, Jerome Kidder, The Drama of Earth, retrieved 22 Jun 2025, page 204

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   By way of consolation, Baruau offered her a cup of old cogniac; but Mademoiselle de Locherais uttered a cry of horror.

   1854, Anne T. Wilbur, “The Diligence”, in Arthur's Home Magazine, T.S. Arthur & Company, retrieved 22 Jun 2025, page 434

   When alcohol from beets made here may be mixed with French cogniac, there will be quite as much cogniac imported, perhaps more.

   1856, “The Cultivation of Beets in the United Stated for Agricultural and Animal Purposes”, in Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New-York, retrieved 22 Jun 2025, page 383