long-tailed one en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic, slang) A banknote of high denomination.
He said these people were going to leave with two other men on the Tuesday for the West Coast. That he saw a good deal of money with one person of the four and some "long tailed ones."
1924, Richard Hill, The Maungatapu Mountain Murders, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| long-tailed ones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |