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noun
A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: half-a-tusheroon, half-a-tosheroon, tosheroon, tusheroon, tossaroon, tosh, tush, half-a-bull, half-a-dollar, hog, alderman, madza caroon
Antonyms: none provided
History
From its value of half of the crown (five-shilling) coin.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
