Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus. Cf. lent, sb. 1 (i, n, 13).
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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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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(uncountable, US, slang) United States paper currency; dollars.
(US, _, dialect) A goldfinch.
Trifolium incarnatum; also used in pi. e.Suf. (F.H.), I.W. (B. & H.)
An American dialectal name for the goldfinch, probably deriving from the bird's fondness for seeds of lettuce and other plants in the garden. Dialect bird names like this reflect the practical, observational naming habits of rural communities.
Trilicum repens. (B. & H.) Cf. quicken, sb. 8.