Casemate

[Fr. casemate; Sp. casamata- casa, house, and mat a - matár, to kill.] ( Fortif.) A bombproof, arched chamber, usually constructed under the ramparts. It serves for a battery, and for cover of the men off duty, the sick and wounded, . caddice. Ca's ey, in Georgia , a township of De Kalb co. Ca's ey, in Illinois , a post-village of Clarke co., 100 m. E. of Springfield. Casey, in Kentucky , a S. central county; area, 350 sq. m. It is traversed by Green River, and the Rolling Fork of Salt River; its surface is high and broken. Cap . Liberty. Casey Creek, in Kentucky , a post-office of Adair co. Ca's eyville, in Illinois , a post-village of St. Clair co., about 10 m. E. of St. Louis. Caseyville, in Kentucky , a post-village of Union co., on the Ohio river, 220 m. W. by S. of Frank ford. Caseyville, in Mi i ippi , a post-office of Lincoln co. Cash, n. [Fr. cai e , a money-chest; from Lat. caps a , a repository; Gr. kapsa , a box, chest, case.] Originally, money kept in a case or coffer. (Com.) Coin; specie; ready money. Bills, drafts, bonds, and all immediately negotiable paper in an individual's po e ion, may also be considered cash. -A copper coin current in China, being the one-thousandth part of a tael , or about one-tenth of a cent American. Cash, v. a. To turn into money; to exchange for money; to pay money for; as, to cash a check. Cash'-account, n. ( Book - keeping .) strictly limited to cash transactions, as all receipts and disbursements. An account (Banking.) An account of cash advances made by a banker to an individual, or firm, and for which he holds personal or collateral security. Cash'an, a city of Persia, prov. Irak, 95 m. N. by W. of Ispahan; Lat. 33° 55′ N., Lon. 51° 17′ E. It is one of the most thriving towns of the empire, and is indebted for its prosperity to its extensive manufactures of silk, carpets, and copper wares. Estimated pop . 30,000.