Sou
[su:]
Definition
(noun.) a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; 'he hasn't a sou to his name'.
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Definition
(n.) An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (/ of a franc), which is popularly called a sou.
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Definition
n. a French copper coin the five-centime piece=1⁄20th of a franc.
Checked by Annabelle
Examples
- The night should have turned more wet since I came in, for he had a large sou'wester hat on, slouched over his face. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Profiting then by the surprise of his spectators the showman began to offer them his magic portfolio at the price of five sous for the small size and ten for the large. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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