Meanings
plural connie agates
- AustraliacolloquialA playing marble made from agate.
‘Mine’s the blood alley.’ ‘No it’s not, yours is the connie agate.’
1976, David Ireland, The Glass Canoe, page 1032 more examples
My collection of marbles consisted mainly of priceless connie agates handed down by Grandpa.
1980, Clive James, chapter II, in Unreliable Memoirs, page 19I knew the very taw I wanted amongst those cats-eyes and tom bowlers. It was a connie agate, to which I attributed preternatural powers.’
1993 September 19, The Canberra Times, page 20Synonyms: aggie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA playing marble made from agate.
Origin
Perhaps a diminutive of cornelian + agate (“a playing marble carved from agate stone”).
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