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Definition of 'Teston'

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  • Teston \Tes"ton\, n. A tester; a sixpence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'teston'

From: GCIDE
  • Tester \Tes"ter\, n. [For testern, teston, fr. F. teston, fr. OF. teste the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin. See Tester a covering, and cf. Testone, Testoon.] An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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