| 单词 | saturday penny |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSaturday penny Saturday penny n. now historical a penny or small sum of money given to a child on a Saturday as pocket money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > spending- or pocket-money spending-silver1377 dispense1382 dispending1487 spending-money1598 pocket money1625 pin money1702 pocket allowance1726 Saturday pennya1854 spense1886 spend1970 a1854 J. Wilson Health & Longevity in Ess. Crit. & Imaginative (1856) I. 172 The imp would become a Vampire if thus fed on blood [in haggis]..and when sent to school, instead of purchasing barley-sugar with its Saturday penny, would regale on Pluck. 1863 Sci. Amer. 10 Jan. 23/3 He proceeded to expend his store of Saturday pennies in purchasing about half a mile of copper wire at a brazier's shop in Newcastle. 1972 Homes & Gardens Apr. 60 I am old enough to remember the small child's pocket money called the ‘Saturday penny’. 2004 S. Wales Echo (Nexis) 16 Dec. 4 Those who grew up locally used to go there to spend their Saturday pennies when it was a shop. < as lemmas |
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