Old Lady of Threadneedle Street en · PROPN
Etymology
From the bank's age and its location on Threadneedle Street.
Meanings
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(informal) The Bank of England.
"[…] Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose." "Well, by hokey that's an idea," admitted simple George Larch. "Why, they'd have to pay out on all that come in then or risk repudiating their own paper. It's lucky for the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street that we aren't in the wholesale business."
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street | canonical | lexicographic |