lushburg

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noun

A spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxembourg (then called Lussheburgh).

OriginMiddle English lushburg →
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Meanings

nounlushburg (plural lushburgs)

plural lushburgs

  1. historicalobsoleteA spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxembourg (then called Lussheburgh).

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlushburg
  2. Englishlushburg

From Middle English lushburg, lussheburgh.

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APA

lushburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lushburg

MLA

“lushburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lushburg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lushburg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lushburg.

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