| 单词 | twalpenny worth |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwalpenny worth Scottish (in form twalpenny). A twelvepenny piece, a shilling (Scots): see shilling n. 1b. Hence twalpenny worth = twelve pennyworth. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > shilling s.1387 solidus?a1475 shilling1533 teston1543 twelvepence1563 bord1567 twelvepenny piece1594 sh.1607 hog1673 twelver1699 she-lion1744 grunter1785 twalpenny worth1786 bob1789 pega1790 tower shilling1800 little shilling1826 deaner1839 rogue and villain1857 stag1857 hole1934 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xviii, in Poems 15 An' whyles twalpennie-worth o' nappy Can mak the bodies unco happy. 1829 W. Scott Antiquary (new ed.) I. Advt. p. viii Perhaps a Scottish ‘twalpenny’, or English penny, which was expended in snuff or whisky. < as lemmas |
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