woumbs

Updated: June 15, 2025

By the same law, a duty of eighteen pence the pound was imposed upon the exportation of beaver wool or woumbs, without making any alteration in the duty upon the importation of that commodity, which, when imported by British, and in British shipping, amounted at that time to between fourpence and fivepence the piece.

Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations