† pennifn.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: finnip n.

Etymology: Back-slang for finnip n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (pe·nif) /ˈpɛnɪf/.

slang. Obsolete. rare.

A five-pound note; = finnip n. In extended use: any banknote.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] > a banknote

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flimsy1824

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pennif1862

toadskin1867

currency note1891

dead president1944

1862 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 648 It is all in single pennifs on the England jug... It is in 5l notes on the Bank of England.

1890 F. W. Carew No. 747 xxxv. 416 I gets clean off with the scawfer and 'bout 'er thirty quid in single-pennifs and silver.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pennif
释义	† pennifn. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: finnip n. Etymology: Back-slang for finnip n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (pe·nif) /ˈpɛnɪf/. slang. Obsolete. rare. A five-pound note; = finnip n. In extended use: any banknote. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] > a banknote bank bill1682 bill1682 note1695 money bill1713 banknote1759 post-note1788 screen1789 stiff1823 flimsy1824 shin-plaster1824 billet1837 pennif1862 toadskin1867 currency note1891 dead president1944 1862 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 648 It is all in single pennifs on the England jug... It is in 5l notes on the Bank of England. 1890 F. W. Carew No. 747 xxxv. 416 I gets clean off with the scawfer and 'bout 'er thirty quid in single-pennifs and silver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1862
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