ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Half-a-crown

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Half-a-crown is a noun meaning (bingo) twenty-six.

Meaning

(bingo) twenty-six.

More Meanings

  1. Alternative form of half-crown.

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sixpenny, half crown, twopennyworth, sixpennyworth, quartereen, tosh.

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