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 Rig.Rigadoon. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Rig-Marie.
 
Base coin. The word originated from one of the billon coins struck in the reign of Queen Mary, which bore the words Reg. Maria as part of the legend.   1
        Billon is mixed metal for coinage, especially silver largely alloyed with copper.
 


 Rig.Rigadoon. 

 
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