| 单词 | yellow geordie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow Geordie 1. Scottish and English regional (Durham and Northumberland). More fully yellow Geordie. A guinea. Cf. George n. 2b. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > guinea or twenty-one shillings goldfinch1602 piece1631 yellow boy1654 Guinea1666 broad gold1688 meg1688 broad1710 George's guinea1721 yellow1722 canary bird1785 stranger1785 yellow George1785 Geordie1786 spade-guinea1853 George guinea1880 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs viii, in Poems 12 He draws a bonie, silken purse..whare thro' the steeks, The yellow letter'd Geordie keeks. 1819 T. Thompson et al. Coll. Songs 11 Wor Geordies now we thrimmel'd oot. 1838 Series Orig. Portraits J. Kay II. ii. cxlvi. 428 It was impossible for Donald altogether to suppress the smile which played upon his countenance, as he turned over the ‘yellow Geordie’ in his hand. 1896 N. Munro Lost Pibroch 205 Said he to his wife, jingling the Geordies in his hand on the day he got them, ‘Here's the price of a hero.’ 1902 Poverty Bay (N.Z.) Herald 30 Sept. You would no doubt, in true commercial spirit, accompany your offer with a substantial retainer in yellow Geordies or Edwards. 1997 J. Toombs Harte's Gold x. 183 I'd bet my last yellow Geordie. I know my father all too well. < as lemmas |
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