Saltee

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A penny. UK, obsolete, slang

    "One day he would gather more than I in three; another, to hear his tale, it had rained kicks all day in lieu of “saltees,” and that is pennies."

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"One day he would gather more than I in three; another, to hear his tale, it had rained kicks all day in lieu of “saltees,” and that is pennies."

Etymology

From Italian soldo.

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