| 单词 | oxford scholar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOxford scholar Oxford scholar n. [rhyming slang] slang (now Australian and New Zealand) a dollar (in early use, a crown, five shillings; cf. dollar n. 4b). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a dollar skin1834 rock1837 buck1856 scad1856 simoleon1881 plunk1885 clam1886 slug1887 bone1889 plunker1890 ace1900 sinker1900 Oxford1902 caser1907 iron man1907 man1910 berry1918 fish1920 smacker1920 Oxford scholar1937 loonie1987 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > crown or five shillings halfpenny of gold1463 crown1526 crown piece1613 decus1688 British-crown1695 bull's-eye1699 petition crown1745 Britain crown1793 bull1819 caser1825 Oxford scholar1937 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 596/1 Oxford Scholar, five shillings (piece or sum): New Zealanders' rhyming s. on dollar: C. 20. Also from ca. 1870, in the S.W. of England. 1960 ‘A. Burgess’ Doctor is Sick 103 ‘We'll say a quid deposit, returnable on return of the hat, and a straight charge of an Oxford for the loan. Right?’ ‘Right.’ The young man handed over his Oxford scholar. 1991 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 13 Jan. 43/5 James..said ‘I've got the Oxford scholars (dollars) if you've got the place.’ < as lemmas |
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