Swy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Swy is a noun meaning (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
Meaning
(Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
More Meanings
- (Australia, games) Two-up.
- (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.
Example Sentences
“Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”
1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306, “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”
‘[…]You′d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shilling, bobstick, buck, tuppenny, simon, bawbee.
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