| 单词 | luck penny |
| 释义 | > as lemmasluck penny luck penny n. (a) (in Britain and Ireland) a small sum of money which, by tradition, is returned by the seller to the buyer after the sale of grain or livestock; = luck money n.; (b) a piece of money given or kept for good luck. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > for luck > specific nicetery1652 horseshoe1665 rabbit's foot1680 pocket-piece1695 luck penny1703 luck money1820 caul1826 windbag1870 wind-knot1870 billiken1914 four-leaf clover1927 paho1979 1703 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 319 To tomsone a luck-pennie. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 262 All the savings of a month, the hoarded halfpence, the new farthings, the very luck-penny, go off in fumo on that night. 1952 Bulletin 11 Sept. When ye buy a beast and gie a good price for it, he'll gie ye a poun, for you ain pocket—that's the luck penny. 2008 J. Quinn Goodnight Ballivor xvi. 81 Paddy bravely suggested a ‘luck penny’, as would be the custom in cattle dealing. < as lemmas |
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