Lexicographical Neighbors of Obangs
Literary usage of Obangs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Japan by Walter G. Dickson, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"To the street governor of Yedo, Ikeda, were given seven obangs and five dresses.
... To the treasurer, five obangs and three dresses. ..."
2. Gleanings from Japan by Walter G. Dickson (1889)
"He said, naturally enough, " I have only an income of 30000 koku ; how can I pay
to my dead father's order such an enormous sum as 120000 obangs ? ..."
3. Routledge's Every Boy's Annual by Edmund Routledge (1865)
"I just sold him in Japan for six thousand obangs—gold obangs—and what became of
him after is more than I can tell. " This is not the only time that I have ..."
4. A Residence at Nagasaki and Hakodate in 1859-1860: With an Account of Japan by Christopher Pemberton Hodgson, William Jackson Hooker (1861)
"... and obangs are piled up in their treasuries. They know that they have duties
to perform at Yedo, and they are fully aware of all ..."
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