thick 'unn.

/ˈθɪkən/

Forms: Also thick one.

Etymology: < thick adj. and n. + 'un (see one pron.).

slang.

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 rarely in modern use applied loosely to a pound.

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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

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > ten shillings

half a thick 'un1897

half1931

half a bar1938

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a pound

li.c1450

quid1661

strike1680

note1775

scrieve1821

nicker1871

saucepan lid1896

bar1911

berry1918

smacker1920

thick 'un1968

sob1970

1848 Sessions Papers Cent. Criminal Court (Kent cases) 7 Mar. 847 Would not a thick one or two be very serviceable this cold weather?

1859 Slang Dict. Thick un, a sovereign; a crown piece, or five shillings.

1862 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 648 If you like..I will send a few thickuns.

1888 J. Payn Eavesdropper ii. ii. 79 ‘Can you smash a thick un for me?’ inquired one, handing his friend a sovereign.

1897 H. Caine Christian iv. iv. 376 A ‘thick 'un’? Oh, that was a sovereign, half a thick'un half a sovereign.

1904 E. Nesbit Phoenix & Carpet v. 94 ‘Half a what?’ asked Anthea. ‘Arf a shiner, quid, thick 'un—half a sov, then.’

1926 ‘Sapper’ Final Count iii. 66 Done with you, your Graces; a thick 'un it is.

1968 Gloss. Brit. Argot (Paramount Pictures) Quid, nicker, thick 'un, one pound.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	thick un
释义	thick 'unn. /ˈθɪkən/ Forms: Also thick one. Etymology: < thick adj. and n. + 'un (see one pron.). slang. 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 rarely in modern use applied loosely to a pound. 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 society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > ten shillings half a thick 'un1897 half1931 half a bar1938 society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a pound li.c1450 quid1661 strike1680 note1775 scrieve1821 nicker1871 saucepan lid1896 bar1911 berry1918 smacker1920 thick 'un1968 sob1970 1848 Sessions Papers Cent. Criminal Court (Kent cases) 7 Mar. 847 Would not a thick one or two be very serviceable this cold weather? 1859 Slang Dict. Thick un, a sovereign; a crown piece, or five shillings. 1862 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 648 If you like..I will send a few thickuns. 1888 J. Payn Eavesdropper ii. ii. 79 ‘Can you smash a thick un for me?’ inquired one, handing his friend a sovereign. 1897 H. Caine Christian iv. iv. 376 A ‘thick 'un’? Oh, that was a sovereign, half a thick'un half a sovereign. 1904 E. Nesbit Phoenix & Carpet v. 94 ‘Half a what?’ asked Anthea. ‘Arf a shiner, quid, thick 'un—half a sov, then.’ 1926 ‘Sapper’ Final Count iii. 66 Done with you, your Graces; a thick 'un it is. 1968 Gloss. Brit. Argot (Paramount Pictures) Quid, nicker, thick 'un, one pound. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1848
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