red 'un
red 'un noun: a gold watch.
Noun
red 'un (plural red 'uns)
- A gold watch.
- Arthur Morrison, Chance of the Game
But if the clock was a red 'un, and the opportunity undoubted; to be pinched in the Bow Road merely might well imply loss of caste in the mob, but nobody need be ashamed to be pinched anywhere for a gold watch, after all. - R. Austin Freeman, A Savant's Vendetta
'Do you know a jerry when you sees one — a red 'un, mind you?' […] The fellow looked furtively at the door and then, diving into an inner pocket, pulled out a handsome gold watch with a massive chain attached, exhibited it for a moment and then dropped it back.
- Arthur Morrison, Chance of the Game
Forms of red 'un
| plural | red 'uns |
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Questions about red 'un
- What does red 'un mean?
- Red 'un means a gold watch.
- What part of speech is red 'un?
- Red 'un is a noun.
- What is the plural of red 'un?
- The plural of red 'un is red 'uns.
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