单词 | old harry groat |
释义 | > as lemmasold Harry groat Harry groat n. a groat coined by Henry VIII; the old Harry groat, is that which bears the king's head with a long face and long hair. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of 4d > groat groat1362 great1473 chekasyde1543 flag1567 gunhole groata1577 Harry groat1641 1641 S. Marmion Antiquary ii, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1875) XIII. 456 A piece of antiquity; sir, 'tis English coin; and if you will needs know, 'tis an old Harry groat. 1681 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Naked Truth 26 In Henry the Eighths time, (when a Harry-groat was the chiefest Silver-Coyne). < as lemmas |
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