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[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 49: The following names [...] still in use today: Bit, 4½d. or 9 cents. Four bits, 1s. 6d. or 36 cents.
at bit, n.1
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 49: The following names [...] still in use today: Bit, 4 1/2d. or 9 cents. Four bits, 1s. 6d. or 36 cents. Mac-and-thruppence, 1s. 3d. or 30 cents. Quattie, 1 1/2d. or 3 cents. Gill, 3 farthings or 11/2 cents.
at four bits (n.) under bit, n.1
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 83: Get up, you brute, blue-foot brute!
at blue foot, n.
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 98: The most malignant duppies [are] ‘A Chinese or Coolie ghost’.
at coolie, adj.
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 88: Only a bad spirit is ‘facey’ enough to show himself to you.
at facey, adj.
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 49: The following names [...] still in use today: Bit, 4½d. or 9 cents. Four bits, 1s. 6d. or 36 cents. Mac-and-thruppence, 1s. 3d. or 30 cents. Quattie, 1½d. or 3 cents. Gill, 3 farthings or 1½ cents.
at gill, n.3
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 49: The following names [...] still in use today: Bit, 4½d. or 9 cents. Four bits, 1s. 6d. or 36 cents. Mac-and-thruppence, 1s. 3d. or 30 cents. Quattie, 1½d. or 3 cents. Gill, 3 farthings or 1½ cents.
at mac, n.
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 68: If Mr. Go-’ no come, Mr. Deat’ come.
at Mr, n.
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 207: Say ‘Quaco won’ come!’ / How Quaco fe come? / Fo’ dem hab him in a sheckle.
at quaco, n.
[US] M. Beckwith Black Roadways 49: The following names [...] still in use today: Bit, 4½d. or 9 cents. Four bits, 1s. 6d. or 36 cents. Mac-and-thruppence, 1s. 3d. or 30 cents. Quattie, 1½d. or 3 cents. Gill, 3 farthings or 1½cents.
at quattie, n.
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