| easterling | 1. A native of a country eastward of another; used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. "Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . Called . . . Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us." (Holinshed) 2. A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II. Of England. 3. <zoology> The smew. Origin: Cf. Sterling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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