bawbee

[ baw-bee, baw-bee ]

/ bɔˈbi, ˈbɔ bi /

noun

an old Scottish bullion coin, originally worth about three halfpence of English coin, later sixpence.

a halfpenny.

anything of little value.

Origin of bawbee

First recorded in 1535–45; named after Alexander Orok, 16th-century mintmaster, laird of Sillebawby

Words nearby bawbee

Bavarian, Bavarian cream, bavarois, baveux, bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse

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Example sentences from the Web for bawbee

Because there's bonny braw air on the braes of Hampstead, and it costs but a bawbee to get intil it.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, September 10, 1892|Various
But 'twas all tatters at the bottom, not worth a bawbee to mine.
Strangers at Lisconnel|Barlow Jane
Now that I am going the way of all flesh, I have gi'en you every bawbee I have.
Winter Evening Tales|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
She seemed to me to have spent all her days behind a counter, smirking thankfulness to bawbee customers.
The Ayrshire Legatees|John Galt

As for the wages they got, they were that sma', folks used to toss up a bawbee to see whether they wad keep a servant or a canary.
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for bawbee

bawbee

/ (bɔːˈbiː) /

noun

a former Scottish silver coin

Scot an informal word for halfpenny (def. 2)

Word Origin for bawbee

C16: named after Alexander Orok of Sillebawby, master of the mint

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bawbee
释义	bawbee [ baw-bee, baw-bee ] / bɔˈbi, ˈbɔ bi / noun an old Scottish bullion coin, originally worth about three halfpence of English coin, later sixpence. a halfpenny. anything of little value. Origin of bawbee First recorded in 1535–45; named after Alexander Orok, 16th-century mintmaster, laird of Sillebawby Words nearby bawbee Bavarian, Bavarian cream, bavarois, baveux, bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bawbee Because there's bonny braw air on the braes of Hampstead, and it costs but a bawbee to get intil it. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, September 10, 1892\|Various But 'twas all tatters at the bottom, not worth a bawbee to mine. Strangers at Lisconnel\|Barlow Jane Now that I am going the way of all flesh, I have gi'en you every bawbee I have. Winter Evening Tales\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr She seemed to me to have spent all her days behind a counter, smirking thankfulness to bawbee customers. The Ayrshire Legatees\|John Galt As for the wages they got, they were that sma', folks used to toss up a bawbee to see whether they wad keep a servant or a canary. Erchie\|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for bawbee bawbee / (bɔːˈbiː) / noun a former Scottish silver coin Scot an informal word for halfpenny (def. 2) Word Origin for bawbee C16: named after Alexander Orok of Sillebawby, master of the mint Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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