Meanings
nounoccamy (uncountable)
alternative ochimy · alternative ochymy
- obsoleteuncountableAn alloy imitating gold or silver.
The ten ſhillings, this thimble, and an occamy ſpoon from ſome poor ſinner, are all the atonement which is made for the body of ſin in London and Weſtminſter.
1713 April 10, Richard Steele, The Guardian^(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Guardian_(Vol_1).pdf), volume 1, number 26, page 150
Origin
A corruption of alchemy.
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occamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occamy
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