subs. (colloquial).—1.  Money’s worth; a way or line of investing money.

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  1851–61.  H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, i. 95. I sell dry fruit, sir, in February and March, because I must be doing something, and green fruit’s not my MONEY then.

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  2.  (venery).—See quot. For synonyms, see MONOSYLLABLE.

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  1785.  GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. MONEY. A girl’s private parts, commonly applied to little children: as: Take care. Miss, or you will show your MONEY.

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  1811.  GROSE and CLARKE, Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v.

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  1859.  G. W. MATSELL, Vocabulum; or, The Rogue’s Lexicon, s.v.

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  EGGS FOR MONEY, subs. phr. (old).—An excuse; a trick.

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  1604.  SHAKESPEARE, Winter’s Tale, i. 2.

                    Mine honest friend,
Will you take eggs for MONEY?

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  HARD-MONEY, subs. (colloquial).—Coin. SOFT MONEY = notes.

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  1848.  J. R. LOWELL, The Biglow Papers, 1st Ser. vi.

        I du believe hard coin the stuff
  Fer ’lectioneers to spout on;
The people’s ollers soft enough
To make HARD MONEY out on.

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  MONEY MAKES THE MARE TO GO. See MARE.

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  POT OF MONEY, subs. phr. (common).—A large amount.

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