cherry-merry

noun

A present of money.

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Meanings

nouncherry-merry (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA present of money.

    "That not proper business," said Croke Sahib. "What for I give cherry-merry?"

    1858, Michael Rafter, The Rifleman, page 232
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cherry-merry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry-merry

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