Caroon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caroon is a noun meaning (UK, obsolete slang) A crown (coin); its value, 5 shillings.
Meaning
(UK, obsolete slang) A crown (coin); its value, 5 shillings.
Example Sentences
Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.
Word Forms
- caroons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caser, carine, crownet, couter, crowne, crown.
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