GAS GUZZLER TAX
\ɡˈas ɡˈʌzlə tˈaks], \ɡˈas ɡˈʌzlə tˈaks], \ɡ_ˈa_s ɡ_ˈʌ_z_l_ə t_ˈa_k_s]\
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Tax on vehicle total purchase price if fuel efficiency is less than 22.5 miles per gallon. Typically paid by the automobile manufacturer or importing dealership. Likely passed on to the buyer somehow. National Energy Act initiated this tax.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.