tickey

/ ˈtɪkɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tickey¹

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

There are very schelm Boers in these mountains, and whoever tried to stir up that affair his life would not be worth a tickey.

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

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The customary unit of expenditure is the threepenny-bit or “tickey.”

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

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This from the grinning woolly head of Tickey, inserted through the open doorway.

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