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wheatie

wheatie noun: a wheat penny.

Noun

wheatie (plural wheaties)

  1. (numismatic slang) A wheat penny.
    • Since he hasnt answered the thread, a "wheatie" is an old Lincoln penny with two heads of wheat on the back, instead of the house (Memorial Bldg.).1999 November 27, Nathaniel Bates, “"Clad".”, in uk.rec.metaldetecting (Usenet), retrieved 08 Dec 2022

Forms of wheatie

pluralwheaties

Origin of wheatie

From wheat + -ie.

Questions about wheatie

What does wheatie mean?
Wheatie means a wheat penny.
What part of speech is wheatie?
Wheatie is a noun.
What is the plural of wheatie?
The plural of wheatie is wheaties.

Words near wheatie in the dictionary

  1. wheatgrasses
  2. wheatgrower
  3. wheatgrowers
  4. wheatgrowing
  5. Wheathampstead
  6. wheatie
  7. wheatier
  8. wheaties
  9. wheatiest
  10. wheatings
  11. wheatish

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