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Dutch reckoning

Noun

Meaning

(idiomatic, uncommon, archaic) A (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high.

(nautical) A false or incorrect reckoning of position.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Dutch,‎ reckoning.
1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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