saltee en · NOUN
Etymology
From Italian soldo.
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A penny.
One day he would gather more than I in three; another, to hear his tale, it had rained kicks all day in lieu of “saltees,” and that is pennies.
1862, Charles Reade, The Cloister and the Hearth: A Tale of the Middle Ages, page 242:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saltees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |