GUINEA
NOUNS
1635 — SMELT half a guinea; 10 shillings and sixpence → obs.
1662 — YELLOW-BOY a gold coin; a guinea or sovereign → sl.
..L17 — HALF-A-JOB a half-guinea → sl.
..18C — RAINBOW a golden guinea → sl.
1746 — YELLOW BEEL a guinea → Eng. dial. obs.
1753 — NED a guinea → sl.
1754 — NEDDY a guinea → US sl.
1775 — NEWMARKET POUND a guinea, one pound and one shilling → sl.
1785 — CANARY-BIRD formerly, a guinea; later, a sovereign → sl.
1790 — NOGE a guinea → UK criminals’ sl.
..E19 — HADDOCK STUFF’D WITH BEANS a purse full of guineas → sl.
1821 — YELLOW a guinea-coin → Sc. obs.
1842 — CANARY formerly, a guinea; later, a sovereign → sl.
1876 — NEW HAT a guinea → sl.
..L19 — WUFFLER a guinea-piece; a sovereign → sl.
1902 — HALF A NED half a guinea → sl. (Bk.)
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