connie agate
nounAU / kɒniː ˈæɡət/
Etymology Perhaps a diminutive of cornelian + agate (“a playing marble carved from agate stone”).
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Australia, Colloquial A 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 103:
- My collection of marbles consisted mainly of priceless connie agates handed down by Grandpa.1980, Clive James, chapter II, in Unreliable Memoirs, page 19:
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- I 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 20:
- Synonyms
- aggie