"swy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swies [plural]
Etymology: From German zwei. Doublet of tway. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|zwei}} German zwei, {{doublet|en|tway}} Doublet of tway Head templates: {{en-noun}} swy (plural swies)
  1. (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin. Tags: Australia, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-swy-en-noun-oLZIzBl7 Disambiguation of Coins: 53 20 27 Categories (other): Australian English
  2. (Australia, games) Two-up. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-swy-en-noun-NnMsWAmV Categories (other): Australian English Topics: games
  3. (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence. Tags: Australia, slang Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-swy-en-noun-8oop6~nR Disambiguation of Prison: 16 27 57 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 34 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 31 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 32 51

Inflected forms

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