“Smokers will be hit by increases in tax and excise.”

“Nicholas Saunderson's father was an exciseman, meaning that he was a government officer who collected taxes imposed on goods.”

“I remember a young fellow whom he promised his parents to make an exciseman.”

“Between these two characters sat the exciseman, with a pipe in one hand, and a tankard in the other.”

“In the late 1820s, the soldiers were used to supplement excisemen in the suppression of whisky smuggling in the district.”

“Scotch whisky was hidden under altars, in coffins, and in any available space to avoid the governmental excisemen or revenuers.”

“The Bush version excises the whole section on conclusions, preferring not to comment on the likely consequences of oil exploration.”

“The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated radioactive readings continue to occur.”

“In the low countries they formed powerful groups that paid excises to the king, which meant that the king also had to have due regard for them.”