tickey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A silver threepenny (2+¹⁄₂ cents from 1961) bit (last minted 1964).

Word forms

tickey tickeys

Etymology

Dubious: Possibly from Malay tiga (“three”).

Derived words

tickey box long tickey tickey-draai stops on a tickey half a brick and a tickey high
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