"Abe Lincoln" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Abe Lincolns [plural]
Etymology: From the portrait of Abraham Lincoln featured on them. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Abe Lincoln (plural Abe Lincolns)
  1. (slang) A United States five-dollar bill. Wikipedia link: Abraham Lincoln Tags: slang Synonyms: Abe, Lincoln
    Sense id: en-Abe_Lincoln-en-noun-488oh4-P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1958, Langston Hughes, Tambourines to Glory, New York, N.Y.: Harlem Moon, Broadway Books, published 2006, pages 91–92",
          "text": "I could do with a little change myself tonight—a few Abe Lincolns and some tens.",
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          "ref": "1989, Chris Crutcher, Chinese Handcuffs, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, page 52",
          "text": "He knew he’d probably drop a couple of Abe Lincolns or maybe even an Andrew Jackson on bets, as Preston fanned down a row of cans and bottles while his bullets strayed harmlessly into tree trunks and Mother Earth, but any connection was worth it.",
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          "ref": "2002, Robyn Flipse with Marisa Bradanini and Marchelle Bradanini, Fighting the Freshman Fifteen: A College Woman’s Guide to Getting Real About Food and Keeping the Pounds Off, New York, N.Y.: Three Rivers Press, page 133",
          "text": "Whether flush with funds or down to your last few Abe Lincolns, there is something below to help make your day without overextending your caloric account.",
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          "ref": "2009, Lynn Brunelle, Jim Brunelle, Delia Greve, Sandra Will, Scholastic 2010 Almanac for Kids: Facts, Figures, & Stats, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., page 213",
          "text": "If you had four Ulysses S. Grants, two Andrew Jacksons, a William McKinley, and five Abe Lincolns in your pocket, how much money would you have?",
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          "ref": "2013, Kirby Larson, Hattie Ever After, New York, N.Y.: Ember, Random House Children’s Books, page 210",
          "text": "“You must see what I’ve found.” She snatched up the books and held them out. “You and Chester and your books. He couldn’t bear to part with these. Me, I have no such sentiments about the things. Words, words, words. Who needs them? Give me a stack of Abe Lincolns any day. That’s knowledge enough for me.” She held the books out. “I want you to have them.”",
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          "ref": "2015, Treasure Hernandez, Blake Karrington, T.C. Littles, Girls From da Hood 10, Wyandanch, N.Y.: Urban Books",
          "text": "Handing her the stack of twenty-dollar bills, he regretted even promising her more than the few Abe Lincolns to his name.",
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          "ref": "2020, RAMA, Teach Me Something, Mister, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, Inc.",
          "text": "I assumed that $20 or so, maybe even $50, might be buried somewhere in the bulky and well-worn schoolbag. Certainly, the bag needed a thorough cleaning. This kid kept house much the same as a Seventh Grade kid might. Well, there was not just a few Abe Lincolns but […]",
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          "text": "“You must see what I’ve found.” She snatched up the books and held them out. “You and Chester and your books. He couldn’t bear to part with these. Me, I have no such sentiments about the things. Words, words, words. Who needs them? Give me a stack of Abe Lincolns any day. That’s knowledge enough for me.” She held the books out. “I want you to have them.”",
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          "ref": "2015, Treasure Hernandez, Blake Karrington, T.C. Littles, Girls From da Hood 10, Wyandanch, N.Y.: Urban Books",
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          "text": "I assumed that $20 or so, maybe even $50, might be buried somewhere in the bulky and well-worn schoolbag. Certainly, the bag needed a thorough cleaning. This kid kept house much the same as a Seventh Grade kid might. Well, there was not just a few Abe Lincolns but […]",
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