Abraham Newland

noun

A British banknote.

First used 18th c.
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Meanings

nounAbraham Newland (plural Abraham Newlands)

plural Abraham Newlands

  1. UKarchaicslangA British banknote.First known use 18th c.
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    For fashion or arts, should you seek foreign parts, / It matters not wherever you land, / Jew, Christian, or Greek, the same language they speak, / That's the language of Abraham Newland: / Oh, Abraham Newland! / Wonderful Abraham Newland! / Tho' with compliments cramm'd, you may die and be d—d, / If you hav'n't an Abraham Newland.

    1800, Whims of the Day, 2nd verse

Origin

From Abraham Newland (1730–1807), chief cashier at the Bank of England, whose signature appeared on every banknote issued by the Bank from 1782 to 1807.

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Abraham Newland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abraham%20Newland

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