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bawbee

baw·bee [ báw b ]


noun  (plural baw·bees)
Definition:
 
old Scottish coin: a former Scottish silver coin worth three Scottish pennies



plural noun baw·bees 
Definition:
 
money: money, especially scarce or hard-earned money ( informal )

[Mid-16th century. < Sillebawby, an estate whose owner, Alexander Orok, was Scottish mintmaster]
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