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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Snuffy	Meaning of 'ball and down'? (16)	RE: Meaning of 'ball and down'?	18 May 15
The guinea was the price of buying yourself out, which would be considerably higher than the inducement originally offered to enlist - a single shilling. Otherwise they would be able to just give the money back and walk away.

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