"yellow boy" meaning in All languages combined

See yellow boy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-yellow boy.ogg Forms: yellow boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} yellow boy (countable and uncountable, plural yellow boys)
  1. (countable, slang, now archaic, historical) A gold coin; a guinea or sovereign. Tags: archaic, countable, historical, slang
    Sense id: en-yellow_boy-en-noun-ivxWEYQL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Coins Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 45 44 Disambiguation of Coins: 43 38 19
  2. (uncountable, slang) Iron(III) hydroxide, a yellow-orange solid found in acidic water from mining projects. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-yellow_boy-en-noun-xOelLyRt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Coins Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 45 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 49 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 50 39 Disambiguation of Coins: 43 38 19
  3. (countable, US, slang, historical) Synonym of goldback (“kind of gold certificate”) Tags: US, countable, historical, slang Synonyms: goldback [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-yellow_boy-en-noun-mjrGSn1~ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Coins Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 45 44 Disambiguation of Coins: 43 38 19

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