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Definition of 'swy'English
Noun
(Australia|obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
(Australia|games) Two-up.
* 1951 , , 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 .”
* 1953 , Tom Inglis Moore (editor), Australia Writes , page 3 ,
- “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy .”
* 1990 , Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends , page 121 ,
- ‘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.’
(Australia|slang) A two-year prison sentence.
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