Re: CHAT: Hawaiian Money (was Re: NATLANG/FONT: the euro & 01.01.02)
| From: | jogloran <exponent@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, December 15, 2001, 3:23 |
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>>Buck knife.
>>
>>Adam
>Buckskin. Perhaps there was a time when the skin of a buck was worth
>a
>dollar?
>
>-David
>
Well, the dictionary has no choice but to disagree with your opinion;
buck3 (buk)
n. Informal
A dollar.
An amount of money: working overtime to make an extra buck.
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[Short for buckskin(from its use in trade).]
Imperative
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