sou markeen.

/suː mɑːˈkiː/

Forms: Also sou marquee, sumarkee, etc.

Etymology: < French sou marqué, lit. ‘marked sou’.

A small French coin of the eighteenth century issued for the colonies and circulating esp. in the West Indies and North America. Hence loosely, something of little value.

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > thing of little value

sou markeea1722

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > colonial coins

proclamation money1716

sou markeea1722

portcullis money1745

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portcullis coin1784

a1722 J. Lauder Jrnls. (1900) 92 On the place wheir they make it its sold for a sous marky la livre.

1826 Massachusetts Spy 5 July Who the d——l would give a sumarkee to read the newspapers after breakfast?

1896 G. Parker Pomp of Lavilettes 54 I'll bet he's got nothing more than what he went away with, and that wasn't a sou markee!

1896 G. Ade Artie xii. 109 When he was staked to the office he didn't have a sou markee.

1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 181 I don't pony for a sou markee.

1936 J. A. McKenna Black Range Tales 268 Marshall drifted from one settlement to another, and he likewise died without a sou marquee.

1952 R. M. Hamilton Canad. Quotations 138/2 It's not worth a sou marquee. Phrase common in the Maritime provinces meaning, of trifling value; a reference to French Guiana sous which, counterstamped by other West Indian colonies, were sometimes carried north to Canada.

1977 F. Leiber Swords & Ice Magic 80 ‘By the beats of Titchubi,’ the former breathed, ‘this is no sou marque, black dog no chien noir.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sou markee
释义	sou markeen. /suː mɑːˈkiː/ Forms: Also sou marquee, sumarkee, etc. Etymology: < French sou marqué, lit. ‘marked sou’. A small French coin of the eighteenth century issued for the colonies and circulating esp. in the West Indies and North America. Hence loosely, something of little value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > thing of little value sou markeea1722 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > colonial coins proclamation money1716 sou markeea1722 portcullis money1745 proc1755 portcullis coin1784 a1722 J. Lauder Jrnls. (1900) 92 On the place wheir they make it its sold for a sous marky la livre. 1826 Massachusetts Spy 5 July Who the d——l would give a sumarkee to read the newspapers after breakfast? 1896 G. Parker Pomp of Lavilettes 54 I'll bet he's got nothing more than what he went away with, and that wasn't a sou markee! 1896 G. Ade Artie xii. 109 When he was staked to the office he didn't have a sou markee. 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 181 I don't pony for a sou markee. 1936 J. A. McKenna Black Range Tales 268 Marshall drifted from one settlement to another, and he likewise died without a sou marquee. 1952 R. M. Hamilton Canad. Quotations 138/2 It's not worth a sou marquee. Phrase common in the Maritime provinces meaning, of trifling value; a reference to French Guiana sous which, counterstamped by other West Indian colonies, were sometimes carried north to Canada. 1977 F. Leiber Swords & Ice Magic 80 ‘By the beats of Titchubi,’ the former breathed, ‘this is no sou marque, black dog no chien noir.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1722
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