释义 |
† loon-slatt slang. Obs. rare—0. [Perh. f. loon n.1 + slatt (slang) half-crown.] A name for the Scottish merk, the value of which in the 17th c. was 13½d, the proverbial amount of the hangman's fee. (Cf. quot. 1785 s.v. hangman.)
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Loon-slatt, a Thirteen Pence half Penny. |