bawbee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɔːˈbiː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bô bē, bôbē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
baw•bee  (bô bē, bôbē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencyan old Scottish bullion coin, originally worth about three halfpence of English coin, later sixpence.
  2. Currencya halfpenny.
  3. anything of little value.
  • named after Alexander Orok, 16th-century mintmaster, laird of Sillebawby 1535–45


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