Hoppo

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hoppo \Hop"po\, n.
     (a) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of
         commerce.
     (b) A tribunal or commission having charge of the revenue
         derived from trade and navigation. [China]
         [1913 Webster]


  
     {Hoppo men}, Chinese customhouse officers.
        [1913 Webster]