† o'goblinn.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy n.² 5.

Etymology: Shortened < Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy n.² 5. Compare earlier goblin n.² and Jimmy n.² 5.

British slang. Obsolete.

A sovereign (sovereign n. 4a). Cf. Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy n.² 5, goblin n.²Apparently only in the work of P. G. Wodehouse.

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1909 P. G. Wodehouse Swoop ii. ii. 68 Come now, your Grand Grace, is it a deal? Four hundred and fifty chinking o'Goblins a week for one hall a night.

1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves iv. 99 Five hundred o'goblins a year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	ogoblin
释义	† o'goblinn. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy n.² 5. Etymology: Shortened < Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy n.² 5. Compare earlier goblin n.² and Jimmy n.² 5. British slang. Obsolete. A sovereign (sovereign n. 4a). Cf. Jimmy O'Goblin n. at Jimmy n.² 5, goblin n.²Apparently only in the work of P. G. Wodehouse. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > other English gold coins sovereign1503 laurela1623 carolus1687 laureate1728 o'goblin1909 1909 P. G. Wodehouse Swoop ii. ii. 68 Come now, your Grand Grace, is it a deal? Four hundred and fifty chinking o'Goblins a week for one hall a night. 1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves iv. 99 Five hundred o'goblins a year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1909
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