hoppo

English

Noun

hoppo (plural hoppos or hoppoes)

  1. (dated) A Chinese collector of customs (duties); an overseer of commerce.
  2. (dated) A Chinese tribunal or commission in charge of the revenue derived from trade and navigation.

References
  • hoppo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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