Definition of Dutch reckoning

1. Noun. (idiomatic uncommon 1811 possibly _ offensive) A (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably expensive high. ¹

2. Noun. (context nautical possibly _ offensive) a false or incorrect reckoning of position. ¹

3. Noun. (&lit) as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dutch Reckoning

Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm fungus
Dutch florin
Dutch gold
Dutch hand
Dutch hands
Dutch hoe
Dutch hoes
Dutch iris
Dutch metal
Dutch monetary unit
Dutch ovens
Dutch people
Dutch pink
Dutch reckoning (current term)
Dutch tilt
Dutch tilts
Dutch treat
Dutch treats
Dutch uncle
Dutch uncles
Dutch wives
Dutcher
Dutchers
Dutchified
Dutchifies
Dutchify
Dutchifying

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