Etymology

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Today it means: A silver threepenny (2+¹⁄₂ cents from 1961) bit (last minted 1964). Full definition →

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The story

Dubious: Possibly from Malay tiga (“three”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.