Pound(s).
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a pound (13) li.c1450 Pound(s). quid1661 Originally: a sovereign; a guinea. Later: one pound sterling; (formerly also) one Australian pound. strike1680 A denomination of dry measure in various parts of England (but not officially recognized since the 16th cent.); usually identical with the bushel… note1775 colloquial (originally Scottish). A pound note; the sum of one pound. scrieve1821 Criminals' slang. Scottish. A guinea, a pound. Obsolete. nicker1871 One pound sterling; †a sovereign (obsolete). saucepan lid1896 slang. Chiefly British (formerly also Australian). One pound sterling; (formerly sometimes) spec. a one-pound note. bar1911 A pound; esp. in half a bar, ten shillings. slang. berry1918 slang (U.S.). A dollar; also (in U.K.), a pound. Usually in plural. Hence the berries: an excellent person or thing; ‘the cat's whiskers’. smacker1920 slang (originally U.S.). A coin or note of money; spec. a dollar; a pound. thick 'un1968 Formerly: a gold sovereign (half a thick 'un, ten shillings); to smash a thick 'un (see smash, v.2 2). Also: a crown or five-shilling piece, and… sob1970 A pound. Subcategories:— number of (1) |
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