rouf

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The number four.
    — The betting also began to shift. "Sixpence Ned wins!" cried three or four; "Sixpence he loses!" answered another; "Done!" and up went the halfpence. "Half-a-crown Joe loses!"—"Here you are," answered Joe, but he lost again. "I'll try you a 'gen'" (shilling) said a coster; "And a 'rouf yenap'" (fourpence), added the other. "Say a 'exes'" (sixpence).—"Done!" and the betting continued, till the ground was spotted with silver and halfpence.
  2. The number four.; A prison sentence of four years. slang
  3. The number four.; Four shillings. obsolete,slang
  4. The number four.; Four pounds sterling. slang
    — I don't want a cockle – I don't want a neuf – I don't want a fat lady or a nevis – I don't want an exis, a flim or a rouf – or a carpet or bottle – These green flip-flops are a phunt a pair! And they've all got to go!
  5. The number four.; Odds of four to one. slang

词形变化

roufs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
enin to rouf net and rouf neves to rouf

词源

Backslang for four.
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