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Likin
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What's The Definition Of Likin?Synonyms | Synonyms for Likin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Likin: See Also | Likin In Webster's Dictionary \Li"kin`\, n. [Written also {lekin}.] [ Chin. li kin; li
the thousandth part of a tael + kin money.]
A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon
imports or articles in transit.
``Likin,'' which used to be regarded as illegal, as one
of the many, ``squeezes'' imposed by the mandarins, is,
in Jamieson's opinion, just as legal as any other form
of taxation. --A. R.
Colquhoun.
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