"coniacker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒnijækɚ/, /ˈkɒnjækɚ/ Forms: coniackers [plural]
Etymology: From Cogniac Street, a location in Dunham, Quebec close to the United States-Canada border from which a significant amount of counterfeiting took place in the 18th century and early 19th century. Head templates: {{en-noun|+}} coniacker (plural coniackers)
  1. (chiefly US, dated) A counterfeiter, a dealer in counterfeit money. Tags: US, dated Synonyms: koniacker, koneyacker Related terms: cogniac
    Sense id: en-coniacker-en-noun-GGsB-ibg Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1880, “Penitentiary Points — The \"Ledger Man\" Interviews the Penitentiary Notables”, in Mexico Weekly Ledger, retrieved 2023-05-30, page 3",
          "text": "Among the notables we were shown [was] Biebusch, the coniacker, who was sent up from St. Louis about three months ago for ten years for the making and shoving of the queer.",
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          "ref": "1899, Frank Cowan, The Millionaire: A Novel, page 191",
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