"tickey" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tickeys [plural]
Etymology: Dubious: Possibly from Malay tiga (“three”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} tickey (plural tickeys)
  1. (South Africa, obsolete) A silver threepenny (2+¹⁄₂ cents from 1961) bit (last minted 1964). Tags: South-Africa, obsolete Derived forms: tickey box, long tickey, tickey-draai, stops on a tickey, half a brick and a tickey high
    Sense id: en-tickey-en-noun-WSVV3wmR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, South African English

Inflected forms

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          "word": "tickey-draai"
        },
        {
          "word": "stops on a tickey"
        },
        {
          "word": "half a brick and a tickey high"
        }
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    {
      "word": "tickey box"
    },
    {
      "word": "long tickey"
    },
    {
      "word": "tickey-draai"
    },
    {
      "word": "stops on a tickey"
    },
    {
      "word": "half a brick and a tickey high"
    }
  ],
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        "A silver threepenny (2+¹⁄₂ cents from 1961) bit (last minted 1964)."
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        "(South Africa, obsolete) A silver threepenny (2+¹⁄₂ cents from 1961) bit (last minted 1964)."
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    }
  ],
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}

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