bawbee

1 See the bawbees pile and pour; All the world shall crowd to see!

2 “Darling Diva and her bawbees, Padre,” said Miss Mapp in an aside.

3 Muttonwool would think it a waste of good bawbees to put pretty things in the bedrooms, where no one but the family will see them.

4 I 've wealth o' lan', Bestow on ane o' worth your han': He thought to pay what he was awn Wi' Jenny's bawbee.

5 He was a man that, if he had parted wi' a bawbee, to save a fellow-creature from starvation, wadna, through vexation, have slept again for a week.

6 It is a mistake to believe that a Scotchman sets a greater value upon his "bawbee" than an Englishman upon his shilling or an American upon his dollar.

7 “Put up your bawbees,” he said at length.

8 "Na, na," said Donald; "I will give ye a bawbee, an' if ye are no satisfied, ye can pit my beard back again."

9 What was it compared with standing where the full glare of the blazing windows of some public-house fell upon the Rob Roy tartan, with an admiring audience gathered round and bawbees and commendations flying thick?

10 I would rather give a man a shillin’ on a day like this than put him off with a derision like a bawbee.

11 And me, too, that's come of decent folk, and brought him a gey pickle bawbees—am I to be on the parish in my auld age?

12 Though ne'er a beauty he had seen But Jenny's bawbee.

13 Remember, I'm still at the receipt o' custom—three bawbees since seeven o'clock.'

14 “Catriona,” said I. “I believe you have yet a shilling and three bawbees?”

15 And what for no wait till Saturday, when it may be cleared atween us, plack and bawbee, as it was on Saturday last?”

16 We desire to get the worth of our bawbee.

17 Woodhull's life chance was not worth a bawbee.

18 As to that perennial favourite, the bawbee or halfpenny, nothing need be said.

19 James loaned it with an eager willingness, though he was usually very cautious and careful of every bawbee of his hard-earned money.

20 "Her ladyship looks after the bawbees," Lady Anne went on, thinking aloud as usual, rather than talking to Mary.

1 半便士

mag magpie halfpenny

2 小事

detail breath bye trifle triviality fingerling fillip quelque chose

3 银币

silver peseta

4 小钱

dump penny mite stiver brass farthing

5 没有价值的东西

tripe