casern.²

Brit.

/ˈkeɪsə/, U.S.

/ˈkeɪsər/

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) derives the word < Yiddish kesef silver ( < Hebrew kesē̄p ), which is impossible on formal grounds. Alternatively, perhaps compare Hebrew keṯer crown (in Ashkenazic pronunciation /keser/; compare quot. 1860 at sense 1, although there is no other evidence to suggest a connection).

slang.

1. In Australia and Britain: a crown, five shillings. Also in half-a-caser. Now historical.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > crown or five shillings

halfpenny of gold1463

crown1526

crown piece1613

decus1688

British-crown1695

bull's-eye1699

petition crown1745

Britain crown1793

bull1819

caser1825

Oxford scholar1937

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > North American coins > U.S.

quarter dollar1615

bit1683

quarter1776

cent1782

dollar1785

dime1786

eagle1786

half-dollar1786

half-eagle1786

sharpshin1804

picayune1805

caser1825

pic1839

double eagle1849

slug1851

hog1859

pine tree money1859

martin bita1884

meter1940

1825 Austral. (Sydney) 29 Sept. 3/4 A swell drew out his thimble and handed it to the time keeper, together with a few casers.

1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 111 Caser is the Hebrew word for a crown.

1879 J. W. Horsley in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 501/2 One morning I found I did not have more than a caser (5s.).

1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 35 I borrowed half-a-caser off a murderer once.

1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing x. 256 Knocker brought some money and examined it... ‘A nicker, half a bar, a caser an' a hole.’

1950 People (Austral.) 11 Oct. 13/1 I often fought four rounds for a caser (five shillings) and I saw plenty of others doing it.

1998 Coin News May 37/3 The crown was dubbed ‘Casey's Caser’ in parliament during debate on its issue.

2. U.S. A dollar. Now rare.

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society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a dollar

skin1834

rock1837

buck1856

scad1856

simoleon1881

plunk1885

clam1886

slug1887

bone1889

plunker1890

ace1900

sinker1900

Oxford1902

caser1907

iron man1907

man1910

berry1918

fish1920

smacker1920

Oxford scholar1937

loonie1987

1907 D. Runyon in Amer. Mag. Sept. 509 Thirteen casers every month an' glory fit to kill.

1915 G. Bronson-Howard God's Man vi. ii. 361 I took out half a caser.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	caser
释义	† casern.¹ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Obsolete. (Meaning unknown.) ΚΠ 1567 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 278 vj cruces and wood platers xij^d—one litle caser vj^d—ix panes of glasse windowes x^s. 1585 in W. Greenwell Wills & Inventories Registry Durham (1860) II. 112 j caser, j chair and a launce, 12d. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). casern.² Brit. /ˈkeɪsə/, U.S. /ˈkeɪsər/ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) derives the word < Yiddish kesef silver ( < Hebrew kesē̄p ), which is impossible on formal grounds. Alternatively, perhaps compare Hebrew keṯer crown (in Ashkenazic pronunciation /keser/; compare quot. 1860 at sense 1, although there is no other evidence to suggest a connection). slang. 1. In Australia and Britain: a crown, five shillings. Also in half-a-caser. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > crown or five shillings halfpenny of gold1463 crown1526 crown piece1613 decus1688 British-crown1695 bull's-eye1699 petition crown1745 Britain crown1793 bull1819 caser1825 Oxford scholar1937 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > North American coins > U.S. quarter dollar1615 bit1683 quarter1776 cent1782 dollar1785 dime1786 eagle1786 half-dollar1786 half-eagle1786 sharpshin1804 picayune1805 caser1825 pic1839 double eagle1849 slug1851 hog1859 pine tree money1859 martin bita1884 meter1940 1825 Austral. (Sydney) 29 Sept. 3/4 A swell drew out his thimble and handed it to the time keeper, together with a few casers. 1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 111 Caser is the Hebrew word for a crown. 1879 J. W. Horsley in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 501/2 One morning I found I did not have more than a caser (5s.). 1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 35 I borrowed half-a-caser off a murderer once. 1939 J. B. Priestley Let People Sing x. 256 Knocker brought some money and examined it... ‘A nicker, half a bar, a caser an' a hole.’ 1950 People (Austral.) 11 Oct. 13/1 I often fought four rounds for a caser (five shillings) and I saw plenty of others doing it. 1998 Coin News May 37/3 The crown was dubbed ‘Casey's Caser’ in parliament during debate on its issue. 2. U.S. A dollar. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a dollar skin1834 rock1837 buck1856 scad1856 simoleon1881 plunk1885 clam1886 slug1887 bone1889 plunker1890 ace1900 sinker1900 Oxford1902 caser1907 iron man1907 man1910 berry1918 fish1920 smacker1920 Oxford scholar1937 loonie1987 1907 D. Runyon in Amer. Mag. Sept. 509 Thirteen casers every month an' glory fit to kill. 1915 G. Bronson-Howard God's Man vi. ii. 361 I took out half a caser. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1567n.²1825
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