Definition of "guineas" []

• Plural form of guinea. (noun)

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• "The duet went on, McNiece capping Gallaher's pounds with a monotonous repetition of the word guineas until the price rose to twenty pounds."
• "In this manner the new and highly profitable traffic in English guineas entered the province of the"
• "He went down the bay in a small boat, met the enemy on a frank business basis, paid over one hundred eighty thousand dollars in English guineas, and came sailing back to his own calm satisfaction, even if to the embarrassment of the crew."