half bull

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A coin worth half a crown (two shilling and sixpence; 2s 6d). obsolete,slang
    — "And would you believe it," he added, with a sudden change of attitude, "I've done fifty-two of those Dam' little tracts, and what d'you reckon I get for them? Half a crown apiece - a miserable half bull," he said, thrusting the insignificance of that sum upon the curate's attention with the stem of his pipe.

词形变化

half bulls plural
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