bawbee

== English == === Etymology === From Scots bawbee. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɔːˈbiː/ === Noun === bawbee (plural bawbees) (Scotland, historical) A coin originally worth six pennies Scots, and later three; held equivalent to an English halfpenny. (figuratively) A copper; a small amount of money. == Scots == === Etymology === Probably shortened from Sillebawbe, the territory of which Alexander Orrok, Scottish master of the mint in the 16th century, was laird. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑːˈbiː/ === Noun === bawbee (plural bawbees) (historical) bawbee, halfpenny money dowry