"bent as a nine-bob note" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-bent as a nine-bob note.ogg [Australia] Forms: bent as a nine-bob note
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is as bent as a nine-bob note, they are extremely dishonest or criminally-minded. Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-bent_as_a_nine-bob_note-en-phrase-ErvWtlXT Categories (other): Similes
     
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