| 单词 | toadskin |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoadskin ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] > a banknote bank bill1682 bill1682 note1695 money bill1713 banknote1759 post-note1788 screen1789 stiff1823 flimsy1824 shin-plaster1824 billet1837 pennif1862 toadskin1867 currency note1891 dead president1944 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > postage stamp > types of black1863 penny black1863 local1865 error1866 toadskin1867 fiscal1869 imperforate1874 tête-bêche1874 halfpenny1881 provisional1885 British colonial1902 precancel1903 definitive1929 airmail1930 pictorial1934 perfin1945 1867 F. H. Ludlow Little Brother 251 ‘Why, ma, don't you know what a toadskin is?’ said Billy, drawing a dingy five-cent stamp from his pocket. ‘Here's one... And don't I wish I had lots of 'em!’ 1912 J. Sandilands Western Canad. Dict. & Phrase-bk. Toadskin, a dollar bill. Originally, in the States, a toadskin meant a five-cent stamp, and of a mean, grasping person it was said ‘His purse is made of toad's skin.’ 1926 Flynn's 16 Jan. 639/1 Still I can flash a toad-skin now and then, and have a few iron men planted where th' berries grow. < as lemmas |
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