four-and-nine

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cheap hat. UK,obsolete,slang
    — Around me young and old, / Take this advice of mine, / When you want a hat, / Don't buy a four and nine.

词形变化

four-and-nines plural

词源

From the price of four shillings and ninepence, at which a once noted advertising hat-maker sold his hats.
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