siege piece
noun
a piece of gold or silver stamped as provisional legal tender in a besieged area.
Also called
obsidional coin.
Origin of siege piece
First recorded in 1730–40
Words nearby siege piece
sieg heil,
siegbahn,
siege,
siege mentality,
siege perilous,
siege piece,
siegen,
siegfried,
siegfried line,
sieglinde,
siegmeister
Example sentences from the Web for siege piece
The near gun is a 32-pounder navy; the far one, a 24-pounder siege-piece.
The Civil War Through the Camera |Henry W. (Henry William) ElsonShot and shell struck the engine, the iron penthouse roof over the siege-piece, the flat car, the bridge itself.
The Long Roll |Mary Johnston