ackey

[ak-ee]

noun

plural

ackeys 

1. a silver coin minted in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries for use in western Africa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ackey¹

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

Example Sentences

Logan Morrison singled him to third, but Zunino was stranded when Shoemaker retired Willie Bloomquist on a flyout and Dustin Ackey on a popout.

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After all, Dustin Ackey and Justin Smoak could both rebound.

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Wedge said Ackey's struggles pretty much can be pinpointed to regular second-year hurdles.

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The Mariners worked Ackey out at the position a handful of times this spring just for emergency considerations.

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The Ackey Trade must be, I suppose, the African gold dust trade.

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