"double X" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double Xs [plural]
Etymology: From X, the Roman numeral representing 10. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=double X}} double X (plural double Xs)
  1. (US, slang, dated) Twenty dollars; a $20 bill. Tags: US, dated, slang Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-double_X-en-noun-TtKbhShl Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1916, Jack Lait, “The Canada Kid” (chapter 9), in Beef, Iron and Wine, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, pages 178–179:",
          "text": "“Hikes aroun’ wit’ a hundre’ an’ ninety bucks in ’is kick an’ won’t loosen a double X fer an ol’ frien’ what’s up again’ it? Why, dat guy ain’t got de firs’ idee about bein’ square wit’ a pal or librul wit’ an ol’ friend in de same line. An’—”",
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