"sixpence," slang word first recorded 1811, of unknown origin. J.C. Hotten, lexicographer of Victorian slang, thinks it may be from tanner and skin, rhyming slang for "thin," presumably in reference to the smallness of the coin. Not to be confused with tenner, slang for "ten-pound note," which dates from 1861.
tanner (n.1)
"one who tans leather," Old English tannere, agent noun from tannian (see tan (v.)).
实用例句
1. A vital witness came forward to say that she saw Tanner wearing the boots.
一位非常重要的证人站出来说她看见坦纳穿着那双靴子。来自柯林斯例句
2. Now you tell me how Bob Tanner done it, Huck. "
那么哈克你说说鲍勃-唐纳怎么试的吧. ”来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
3. The tanner got up and interrupted him.
皮匠站起来,打断了他的话.来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
4. Tanner yanked the gun free of the Arab.
坦纳把枪从阿拉伯人手中扯过来.来自辞典例句
5. Bob Tanner was there, and Johnny Miller, and Jeff Thatcher, when I said it.
