long-tailed one

noun

A banknote of high denomination.

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Meanings

nounlong-tailed one (plural long-tailed ones)

plural long-tailed ones

  1. archaicslangA banknote of high denomination.

    He said these people were going to leave with two other men on the Tuesday for the West Coast. That he saw a good deal of money with one person of the four and some "long tailed ones."

    1924, Richard Hill, The Maungatapu Mountain Murders, page 65

Synonyms & antonyms

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banknote
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APA

long-tailed one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-tailed%20one

MLA

“long-tailed one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-tailed%20one. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-tailed one,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-tailed%20one.

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