tickey

British  

/ ˈtɪkɪ /

noun

1. a South African threepenny piece, which was replaced by the five-cent coin in 1961

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Etymology

Origin of tickey

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

An Orange Free Stater scorned to look at a penny; but a British soldier's pay is constructed on other lines; and what he thought of our "tickey" tea, the following unsolicited testimonial laughingly proves.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

A threepenny piece is there called "a tickey," and till the troops arrived that was the lowest coin in use.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

That the value given for the humble "tickey" was good the success of the scheme proved beyond contention.

From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.

I went astern at once, protestin' because tickey seats better suited my so-called finances.

From Traffics and Discoveries by Kipling, Rudyard