bob
noun
a shilling in the old British money system
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noun
the unit of money used in France and Belgium before the Euro replaced it and still used in Switzerland and some other countries
noun
a unit of money that was used in the Netherlands before it was replaced by the euro in 2002
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a coin from a money system used in the past in the UK and some other countries. There were eight half crowns in a pound.
another spelling of halfpenny
noun
a unit of money worth six old pennies, used in the UK until 1971, or the small silver coin with this value
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an old word meaning ‘three pence’, especially in the system of money used until 1971
another spelling of twopence
another spelling of twopenny
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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