Thick-un
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thick-un is a noun meaning (UK, historical, obsolete, slang) A crown coin; its value, five shillings.
Meaning
(UK, historical, obsolete, slang) A crown coin; its value, five shillings.
More Meanings
- (UK, historical, obsolete, slang) A sovereign coin.
Example Sentences
"That's a good yarn. Now you can't fool me. Tom, I'm not one o' those duds that pay you a thick 'un for an hour in the dark."
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
- thick-uns
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crown, tosheroon, twelver, unit, half crown, half-a-crown.
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