bawbee

(bɔːˈbiː)

1. (Currencies) a former Scottish silver coin

2. Scot an informal word for halfpenny²

[C16: named after Alexander Orok of Sillebawby, master of the mint]

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baw•bee

(bɔˈbi, ˈbɔ bi)

n.

1. an old Scottish bullion coin.

2. Scot. a halfpenny.

[1535–45; after a 16th-century mint official who was laird of Sillebawby]

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bawbee - an old Scottish coin of little value

coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

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bawbee

[bɔːˈbiː] N (Scot) (hum) → medio penique m

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