Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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SPRAZZY
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Sixpence (old money).
Use:
Derivation:
Note Shelta 'Sprazi' - a sixpence.
(MacAlister)
. Possibly from 'Sprat' - a sixpence (pre-1839).
(Partridge)
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