Yellow Boy
nounEtymology From the golden yellow colour of its receiver.
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Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry Informal A Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle.
yellow boy
nounalso spelled Yellow Boy1
Archaic, Historical, Slang A gold coin; a guinea or sovereign.
- “Damn them, (cried the commodore) I wish both their necks were broke, thof the two cost me forty good yellow-boys.” “Forty guineas! (exclaimed the stranger […]).”1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- This enchanting game she has played for two years, and if you are her partner, she expects at least double the number of yellow boys.1789, Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies, London: H. Ranger, page 63:
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Slang Iron(III) hydroxide, a yellow-orange solid found in acidic water from mining projects.
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US, Historical, Slang Synonym of goldback (“kind of gold certificate”).