“thick 'un”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

thick 'un

释义

thick 'un slang.|ˈθɪkən|
Also thick one.
[f. thick a. + un, 'un² (= one pron.).]
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 mod. use applied loosely to a pound.
1848Sessions Papers Cent. Criminal Court (Kent cases) 7 Mar. 847 Would not a thick one or two be very serviceable this cold weather?1862Cornh. Mag. Nov. 648 If you like..I will send a few thickuns.1888J. Payn Eavesdropper ii. ii. 79 ‘Can you smash a thick un for me?’ inquired one, handing his friend a sovereign.1897Hall Caine Christian iv. iv. 376 A ‘thick 'un’? Oh, that was a sovereign, half a thick'un half a sovereign.1926‘Sapper’ Final Count iii. 66 Done with you, your Graces; a thick 'un it is.1968Gloss. Brit. Argot (Paramount Pictures), Quid, nicker, thick 'un, one pound.

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