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easterling, n. [Cf. Sterling.].
- A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. [1913 Webster]"Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . called . . . Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us." [1913 Webster]
- A piece of money coined in the east by
Richard II. of England. Crabb. [1913 Webster] - The smew. [1913 Webster]
easterling, a.
Relating to the money of the Easterlings, or Baltic traders. See Sterling. [1913 Webster]
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