Word of the Day 04/29/19 Gabelle
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Gabelle (noun)
gabelle [ guh-bel ]
noun
1. a tax; excise.
2. French History. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790.
RELATED FORMS
ga·belled , adjective
Origin: 1375–1425; Middle English gabul, gabel (probably confused with gavel2) < Middle French < Italian gabella < Arabic gabālah tax, receipt
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gabelle [ guh-bel ]
noun
1. a tax; excise.
2. French History. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790.
RELATED FORMS
ga·belled , adjective
Origin: 1375–1425; Middle English gabul, gabel (probably confused with gavel2) < Middle French < Italian gabella < Arabic gabālah tax, receipt
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.