fairy money

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Noun[edit]

fairy money (uncountable)

  1. (folklore) Money given by the fairies, which later transforms into withered leaves or similar.
  2. Any money or treasure that a person discovers unexpectedly.

References[edit]

  • John Trotter Brockett (1829) “Fairy-money, found treasure. The discovery, if revealed, was supposed to bring on the blabber's ruin.”, in A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use
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