IF NOT A PLUM, HAVE YOU A MARIGOLD?
1 lip word “bob," slung for a shilling, is over ;i hundred years old. Its etymology ' s dubious. "Quid” is in similar vase. All we know about it is that one quid is ±ll, that two of them would not be two quids, but two quid, and thatthe etymology is unknown. “A pony' ls . IK ! r t r a £IOOO note, but a mere trifle ol £ds obviously a racecourse slang word. What is a “monkey”? It has been defined in a dictionary as £SOO. Hiu the present-day meaning is only £SO. A "plum" is £IOO.OOO. The word was in use as early as Queen Anne’s day. „ on 11 plum" was, quite naturally. £50,000. The owner of £IOO,OOO was also known as a "plum"—probably ! n Ine marriage market. A “marigold,” by some, is defined as a million sterling, but the Old English Dictionary defines it as an obsolete term for a sovereign.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 30 November 1933, Page 5
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160IF NOT A PLUM, HAVE YOU A MARIGOLD? Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 30 November 1933, Page 5
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