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quattie

noun

/ˈkwatɪ/

English Definition

one-and-a-half pence.

Etymology

  • (From English quarter. A coin whose value was a quarter of a sixpence, i.e. 1½p.)

Examples

  • "Not a quattie worth sell."

    The money we got for what we sold was chicken feed.

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