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ackey

[ ak-ee ]
/ ˈæk i /
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noun, plural ack·eys.
a silver coin minted in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries for use in western Africa.
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Origin of ackey

Variant spelling of ackee, the seeds of which served as a unit of weight
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