(historical, usually, in the plural) A coin placed on the eyelid of a deceased person to keep the eye closed.
(historical, usually, in the plural) A coin placed on the eyelid of a deceased person to keep the eye closed.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Scotland, historical) A small sum paid to the superior of land.
(Scotland, historical) Rent in money, not in kind.
(British, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence.
(Scotland, dated) An earthenware pot containing a slot for the collection of pennies that have been received or saved as a gratuity.
(UK, World War I, numismatics, informal) The memorial plaque, a circular bronze plaque presented to the next of kin of British Empire personnel killed in World War I.
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