Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A guinea coined by George III. during the period 1787–99.
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Examples
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But this business of the spade-guinea raised a new scare to agitate him.
Nicky-Nan, Reservist Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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