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Definition of Dutch reckoning
1. Noun. (idiomatic uncommon 1811 possibly _ offensive) A (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably expensive high. ¹
2. Noun. (context nautical possibly _ offensive) a false or incorrect reckoning of position. ¹
3. Noun. (&lit) as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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