Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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TANNER
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A sixpenny piece (old coin).
Use:
He gave me a tanner.
He gave me sixpence.
Derivation:
English slang 'a Tanner' (no origin).
(Concise Oxford Dictionary)
. And gipsy 'Tawno' - little one. Italian 'Danaro' - small changer.
(Brewer)
. Old English.
(Partridge)
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