subs. (common).—1. A sovereign: formerly a guinea (GROSE): see RHINO.
2. (common).—A visitor: cf. the folk-saying of a badly burning candle, or a stalk in tea: ‘A stranger’s coming.’
subs. (common).—1. A sovereign: formerly a guinea (GROSE): see RHINO.
2. (common).—A visitor: cf. the folk-saying of a badly burning candle, or a stalk in tea: ‘A stranger’s coming.’
