Meaning of Yellow Boy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle.
   informal
2. A gold coin; a guinea or sovereign.
   archaic, countable, historical, slang
3. Iron(III) hydroxide, a yellow-orange solid found in acidic water from mining projects.
   slang, uncountable
4. Synonym of goldback (“kind of gold certificate”).
   US, countable, historical, slang

Examples

““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 […]).””

“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.”

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