| 释义 |
fipenny slang.|ˈfɪpənɪ|
Also fi'penny, fippen(n)y.
[Corruption of five-penny.]
(See quots.) fipenny bit U.S. = fip. (Disused.)
1802Port Folio (Phila.) 27 Feb. 6/2 We shall gather fipenny-bits from every parsley bed. 1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict., Fi'penny, a clasp-knife. 1856Mrs. Stowe Dred I. 235 What do we want to send our girls there, to get fipenny-bit ideas? 1889Barrère & Leland Slang, Fipenny (thieves), a clasp knife. The term is in common use in Australia, where it was introduced by the convicts. |