quidletn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪdlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪdlət/, Australian English

/ˈkwɪdlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quid n.², -let suffix.

Etymology: < quid n.² + -let suffix.

colloquial (chiefly British and Australian). Frequently humorous.

Originally: a sovereign; (occasionally also) half a sovereign. Later: one pound sterling; (formerly also) one Australian pound. Cf. quid n.²

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of twenty shillings

goldfinch1602

Harry sovereign1615

piece1631

jingle-boya1640

yellow boy1654

quid1661

marigold1663

broad-piece1678

pound piecea1715

gold penny1736

sovereign1817

dragon1827

sov1829

chip?1836

couter1846

thick 'un1848

monarch1851

James1858

skiv1858

Victoria1870

goblin1887

red one1890

Jimmy1899

quidlet1902

Jimmy O'Goblin1931

pound coin1931

1902 Pick-me-up 2 Aug. 286/1 The little P.O. for the quidlet didn't arrive, dear pallie.

1912 J. W. Horsley I Remember xi. 254 ‘Quidlet’, for half a sovereign, has recently been coined from the older ‘quid’.

1921 London Tit-Bits in La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune & Leader-Press 4 July 3/5 I b'lieve 'e only proposed to me 'cause 'e saw them there golden quidlets.

1940 A. Upfield Bushranger of Skies xvi. 183 It cost four thousand quidlets—Australian.

2006 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 18 Mar. 50 There's a cheque for 50 quidlets heading to Owen Douglas of Glasgow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quidlet
释义	quidletn. Brit. /ˈkwɪdlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈkwɪdlət/, Australian English /ˈkwɪdlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quid n.², -let suffix. Etymology: < quid n.² + -let suffix. colloquial (chiefly British and Australian). Frequently humorous. Originally: a sovereign; (occasionally also) half a sovereign. Later: one pound sterling; (formerly also) one Australian pound. Cf. quid n.² ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of twenty shillings goldfinch1602 Harry sovereign1615 piece1631 jingle-boya1640 yellow boy1654 quid1661 marigold1663 broad-piece1678 pound piecea1715 gold penny1736 sovereign1817 dragon1827 sov1829 chip?1836 couter1846 thick 'un1848 monarch1851 James1858 skiv1858 Victoria1870 goblin1887 red one1890 Jimmy1899 quidlet1902 Jimmy O'Goblin1931 pound coin1931 1902 Pick-me-up 2 Aug. 286/1 The little P.O. for the quidlet didn't arrive, dear pallie. 1912 J. W. Horsley I Remember xi. 254 ‘Quidlet’, for half a sovereign, has recently been coined from the older ‘quid’. 1921 London Tit-Bits in La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune & Leader-Press 4 July 3/5 I b'lieve 'e only proposed to me 'cause 'e saw them there golden quidlets. 1940 A. Upfield Bushranger of Skies xvi. 183 It cost four thousand quidlets—Australian. 2006 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 18 Mar. 50 There's a cheque for 50 quidlets heading to Owen Douglas of Glasgow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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