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swies

swies is the plural of swy.

Meaning of swy

Noun

swy (plural swies)

  1. (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
  2. (Australia) Two-up.
    • “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306
  3. (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.

Questions about swies

What is swies the plural of?
Swies is the plural of swy.

Words near swies in the dictionary

  1. Swiderskis
  2. Swieca
  3. Swiecas
  4. Swier
  5. Swiers
  6. swies
  7. swift
  8. swift boat
  9. swift boated
  10. swift boating
  11. swift boats

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