swy

释义

1. 二先令硬幣

   Australia · obsolete

2. two-up (“拋兩枚硬幣猜正/反面朝上的賭博遊戲”)之同義詞

   two-up 的词形 Australia · form-of

   Australia · form-of

   “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”

   1953, Tom Inglis Moore, editor, Australia Writes, page 3:

   ‘[…]You′d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’

   1990, Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends, page 121:

3. 兩年監禁

   Australia · slang