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Definition of Toonie
1. a Canadian two-dollar coin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toonie
Literary usage of Toonie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scottish Notes and Queries edited by John Bulloch (1888)
"Rise up, goodwife, an' binna sweer, Be soothin, be soothin, An' gie 's a dram to
grace the year, An' awa' by Lunnon toonie. The following notes may help ..."
2. The Life of John Duncan, Scotch Weaver and Botanist: With Sketches of His by William Jolly (1883)
"In Montrose, " a bonnie clean toonie," which it is, though too " close," like its
... He wandered as far south as Kelso," a sma' boro' toonie ;" * It is ..."
3. The Blue Moon by Laurence Housman (1904)
"But which of these things was true Little toonie himself had no idea. After a
time Little toonie began to grow big, as is the way with children, ..."
4. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"The $2 coin is called a "toonie" narrow river canyons and spectacular views.
A two-hour stop above the canyon lets you get out and have a picnic, ..."
5. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"How unwel- toonie soever these orders'were to the lord Goring, yet there was no
remedy biit he must obey them: and it was now hoped, that the west should be ..."
6. The Reminiscences of Thomas Dibdin: Of the Theatres Royal, Covent Garden by Thomas Dibdin (1837)
"... till the wind being opposed to us, we put in, towards the second evening, at
a wee-bit toonie, called Stone- haven,—where, as all hands went on shore, ..."
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