swy

plural swies

1. AustraliaobsoleteA two-shilling coin.
2. AustraliagamesTwo-up.First known use 1913.

   1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306, “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”

   2 more examples

   “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”

   1953, Tom Inglis Moore, editor, Australia Writes, page 3

   ‘[…]You′d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’

   1990, Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends, page 121

3. AustraliaslangA two-year prison sentence.