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long-tailed one

long-tailed one noun: a banknote of high denomination.

Noun

long-tailed one (plural long-tailed ones)

  1. (archaic, slang) A banknote of high denomination.
    • He said these people were going to leave with two other men on the Tuesday for the West Coast. That he saw a good deal of money with one person of the four and some "long tailed ones."1924, Richard Hill, The Maungatapu Mountain Murders, page 65

Forms of long-tailed one

plurallong-tailed ones

Questions about long-tailed one

What does long-tailed one mean?
Long-tailed one means a banknote of high denomination.
What part of speech is long-tailed one?
Long-tailed one is a noun.
What is the plural of long-tailed one?
The plural of long-tailed one is long-tailed ones.

Words near long-tailed one in the dictionary

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  2. long-tailed macaque
  3. long-tailed macaques
  4. long-tailed meadowlark
  5. long-tailed meadowlarks
  6. long-tailed one
  7. long-tailed ones
  8. long-tailed pangolin
  9. long-tailed pangolins
  10. long-tailed paradise whydah
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