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bawbee
[baw-bee, baw-bee]
noun
an old Scottish bullion coin, originally worth about three halfpence of English coin, later sixpence.
a halfpenny.
anything of little value.
bawbee
/ ɔːˈː /
noun
a former Scottish silver coin
an informal word for halfpenny
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bawbee1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bawbee1
Example Sentences
The tin pot was nicked and never seen again, melted down for bawbees.
Now's the day, much more the night, For stickin' to your bawbees tight!
It is a mistake to believe that a Scotchman sets a greater value upon his "bawbee" than an Englishman upon his shilling or an American upon his dollar.
But it's a verra curious thing to me, and I don't care a bawbee about the sound.
“Put up your bawbees,” he said at length.
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