rhino
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/
  • (America) enPR: rīʹnō, IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/
Noun

rhino (plural rhinos)

  1. (colloquial) A rhinoceros.
Translations Noun

rhino (uncountable)

  1. (slang, archaic) money
    • 1835, Frederick Marryat, The Pacha of Many Tales
      There I fell in with Betsy, and as she proved a regular out and outer, I spliced her, and a famous wedding we had of it, as long as the rhino lasted.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
      --Here you are, says Alf, chucking out the rhino. Talking about hanging, I'll show you something you never saw



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