Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Nelson Eddies n.

[rhy. sl. = readies n.; ult. US singer/actor Nelson Eddy (1901–67)]

money, cash.

[UK]R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.
K. Lucas ‘All my life I’ve wanted to be a Barrow Boy’ in Obfuscation News Apr. Issue 20 🌐 It’s yours as a Cheese and Quaver for a Cock and Henner my old China Plate and cheap at the price. No Gregory Peck’s, it must be the Nelson Eddies.