occamy

Etymology

A corruption of alchemy.

occamy means an alloy imitating gold or silver. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

An alloy imitating gold or silver.“The ten ſhillings, this thimble, and an occamy ſpoon from ſome poor ſinner, are all the atonement which is made for the body of ſin in London and Weſtminſter.”