What does "half-a-crown" mean?

Alternative form of half-crown.

Half-a-crown

Q: What is a synonym for "half-a-crown"?

Common synonyms include: alderman, half-a-bull, half-a-dollar, half-a-tusheroon, half-a-tosheroon, hog, madza caroon.

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Noun

1
Alternative form of half-crown. alt-of, alternative
"Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon."
2
twenty-six

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alderman half-a-bull half-a-dollar half-a-tusheroon, half-a-tosheroon hog madza caroon

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"Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon."

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