tosheroon
Noun

tosheroon (plural tosheroons)

  1. (British, archaic slang) A half-crown coin; its value
    • 1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, xxix
      ’Ere y’are, the best rig-out you ever ’ad. A tosheroon [half a crown] for the coat ’ogs for the trousers, one and a tanner for the boots, and a ’og for the cap and scarf. That’s seven bob.
  2. (British, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value



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