A slang term for money.
1856. See SARDINE.
1902. I could raise a few scads, to he’p keep up yore intrust an’ taxes till you could see yore way ahead.—W. N. Harben, ‘Abner Daniel,’ p. 146.
1903. You ’ll find a buckskin purse, with some scads in it, in the bag. So long.—F. Bret Harte, ‘Trent’s Trust.’
