straggling money
Money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leaveMoney paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave.
Meaning
2 senses(historical, uncountable)Money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave.
(historical, uncountable)Money deducted from the wages of such absentees.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable