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First published 1921; not fully revised

zwanzigernoun

  1. 1828–
    A former Austrian silver coin, equivalent to twenty kreutzers.
    1. 1828
      A passenger pays a zwanzig[er] or 17½ sous of France per hour.
      R. Craig in Mem. (1862) viii. 151
    2. 1841
      I possess a burning pocket-full of zwanzigers.
      R. Browning, Pippa Passes ii, in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 10/2
    3. 1866
      Lest the fervid imagination of the gondolier rise to zwanzigers and florins.
      W. D. Howells, Venetian Life xix

zwanziger, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zwanziger, n. was last modified in December 2024.