English Explanatory Dictionary

shoful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Hansom cab.
  2. Counterfeit money.

Word forms

shoful shofuls schofel

Etymology

From German Schofel (“worthless stuff, rubbish”), substantive use of schofel (“base, mean, worthless”), representing the German-Jewish pronunciation of Hebrew שפל (shāphēl, “low”).

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