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Could anyone clear up for me the meaning of the word I found in Red Headed League by Conan Doyle?
John Clay, the murderer, thief, smasher, and forger.
So what is "smasher" in this case?
- Similar to a forger who who makes fake money.
- Burglars who smash windows into someone's house, or smash glass showcases at the jewelry store.
meaning
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Could anyone clear up for me the meaning of the word I found in Red Headed League by Conan Doyle?
John Clay, the murderer, thief, smasher, and forger.
So what is "smasher" in this case?
- Similar to a forger who who makes fake money.
- Burglars who smash windows into someone's house, or smash glass showcases at the jewelry store.
meaning
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
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A forger makes fake documents in general, not just fake money. Which is why Doyle wrote smasher, and forger.
– Peter Shor
May 2 at 12:34
1
I'd see Smasher as different to Counterfeiter - one who passes the coins into circulation as opposed to one who creates the bad coins in the first place.
– Criggie
May 3 at 0:11
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Could anyone clear up for me the meaning of the word I found in Red Headed League by Conan Doyle?
John Clay, the murderer, thief, smasher, and forger.
So what is "smasher" in this case?
- Similar to a forger who who makes fake money.
- Burglars who smash windows into someone's house, or smash glass showcases at the jewelry store.
meaning
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
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Could anyone clear up for me the meaning of the word I found in Red Headed League by Conan Doyle?
John Clay, the murderer, thief, smasher, and forger.
So what is "smasher" in this case?
- Similar to a forger who who makes fake money.
- Burglars who smash windows into someone's house, or smash glass showcases at the jewelry store.
meaning
meaning
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
1206
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
1206
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
edited May 2 at 1:28
Laurel
35.6k668124
35.6k668124
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
1206
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
1206
asked May 2 at 1:06
giraffegiraffe
1206
1206
A forger makes fake documents in general, not just fake money. Which is why Doyle wrote smasher, and forger.
– Peter Shor
May 2 at 12:34
1
I'd see Smasher as different to Counterfeiter - one who passes the coins into circulation as opposed to one who creates the bad coins in the first place.
– Criggie
May 3 at 0:11
add a comment |
A forger makes fake documents in general, not just fake money. Which is why Doyle wrote smasher, and forger.
– Peter Shor
May 2 at 12:34
1
I'd see Smasher as different to Counterfeiter - one who passes the coins into circulation as opposed to one who creates the bad coins in the first place.
– Criggie
May 3 at 0:11
A forger makes fake documents in general, not just fake money. Which is why Doyle wrote smasher, and forger.
– Peter Shor
May 2 at 12:34
A forger makes fake documents in general, not just fake money. Which is why Doyle wrote smasher, and forger.
– Peter Shor
May 2 at 12:34
1
1
I'd see Smasher as different to Counterfeiter - one who passes the coins into circulation as opposed to one who creates the bad coins in the first place.
– Criggie
May 3 at 0:11
I'd see Smasher as different to Counterfeiter - one who passes the coins into circulation as opposed to one who creates the bad coins in the first place.
– Criggie
May 3 at 0:11
add a comment |
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A smasher is a person who puts counterfeit coins into circulation. Here's the relevant definition from A Dictionary of Archaisms and Provincialisms (1855):
Smasher
a passer of counterfeit coin.
(This definition was in earlier sources too; the Oxford English Dictionary cites it as being in the 1795 edition of A new dictionary of all the cant and flash languages, both ancient and modern.)
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From Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Smasher (UK Und.):
(also bit(t) smasher) one who makes or passes counterfeit money.
1796 [UK] Proceedings Old Bailey 6 Apr. 443/2: Q. Were you not taken up on suspicion of being a smasher? – A. I do not know the meaning of the word. Q. Upon your oath, do not you go about with a bag, and cry ‘any bad shillings’? – A. No. [...] Q. You would be surprized, if I were to tell you a smasher means a putter off of bad money?
The term derives from the noun smasher meaning
(UK Und.) counterfeit money [? it smashes the hopes of those who use it].1790.
answered May 2 at 11:17
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I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
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A smasher is a person who puts counterfeit coins into circulation. Here's the relevant definition from A Dictionary of Archaisms and Provincialisms (1855):
Smasher
a passer of counterfeit coin.
(This definition was in earlier sources too; the Oxford English Dictionary cites it as being in the 1795 edition of A new dictionary of all the cant and flash languages, both ancient and modern.)
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A smasher is a person who puts counterfeit coins into circulation. Here's the relevant definition from A Dictionary of Archaisms and Provincialisms (1855):
Smasher
a passer of counterfeit coin.
(This definition was in earlier sources too; the Oxford English Dictionary cites it as being in the 1795 edition of A new dictionary of all the cant and flash languages, both ancient and modern.)
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A smasher is a person who puts counterfeit coins into circulation. Here's the relevant definition from A Dictionary of Archaisms and Provincialisms (1855):
Smasher
a passer of counterfeit coin.
(This definition was in earlier sources too; the Oxford English Dictionary cites it as being in the 1795 edition of A new dictionary of all the cant and flash languages, both ancient and modern.)
answered May 2 at 1:34
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A smasher is a person who puts counterfeit coins into circulation. Here's the relevant definition from A Dictionary of Archaisms and Provincialisms (1855):
Smasher
a passer of counterfeit coin.
(This definition was in earlier sources too; the Oxford English Dictionary cites it as being in the 1795 edition of A new dictionary of all the cant and flash languages, both ancient and modern.)
answered May 2 at 1:34
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From Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Smasher (UK Und.):
(also bit(t) smasher) one who makes or passes counterfeit money.
1796 [UK] Proceedings Old Bailey 6 Apr. 443/2: Q. Were you not taken up on suspicion of being a smasher? – A. I do not know the meaning of the word. Q. Upon your oath, do not you go about with a bag, and cry ‘any bad shillings’? – A. No. [...] Q. You would be surprized, if I were to tell you a smasher means a putter off of bad money?
The term derives from the noun smasher meaning
(UK Und.) counterfeit money [? it smashes the hopes of those who use it].1790.
answered May 2 at 11:17
user240918user240918
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I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
add a comment |
From Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Smasher (UK Und.):
(also bit(t) smasher) one who makes or passes counterfeit money.
1796 [UK] Proceedings Old Bailey 6 Apr. 443/2: Q. Were you not taken up on suspicion of being a smasher? – A. I do not know the meaning of the word. Q. Upon your oath, do not you go about with a bag, and cry ‘any bad shillings’? – A. No. [...] Q. You would be surprized, if I were to tell you a smasher means a putter off of bad money?
The term derives from the noun smasher meaning
(UK Und.) counterfeit money [? it smashes the hopes of those who use it].1790.
answered May 2 at 11:17
user240918user240918
28k1276164
I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
add a comment |
From Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Smasher (UK Und.):
(also bit(t) smasher) one who makes or passes counterfeit money.
1796 [UK] Proceedings Old Bailey 6 Apr. 443/2: Q. Were you not taken up on suspicion of being a smasher? – A. I do not know the meaning of the word. Q. Upon your oath, do not you go about with a bag, and cry ‘any bad shillings’? – A. No. [...] Q. You would be surprized, if I were to tell you a smasher means a putter off of bad money?
The term derives from the noun smasher meaning
(UK Und.) counterfeit money [? it smashes the hopes of those who use it].1790.
answered May 2 at 11:17
user240918user240918
28k1276164
From Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Smasher (UK Und.):
(also bit(t) smasher) one who makes or passes counterfeit money.
1796 [UK] Proceedings Old Bailey 6 Apr. 443/2: Q. Were you not taken up on suspicion of being a smasher? – A. I do not know the meaning of the word. Q. Upon your oath, do not you go about with a bag, and cry ‘any bad shillings’? – A. No. [...] Q. You would be surprized, if I were to tell you a smasher means a putter off of bad money?
The term derives from the noun smasher meaning
(UK Und.) counterfeit money [? it smashes the hopes of those who use it].1790.
answered May 2 at 11:17
user240918user240918
28k1276164
edited May 2 at 11:37
answered May 2 at 11:17
user240918user240918
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answered May 2 at 11:17
user240918user240918
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answered May 2 at 11:17
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I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
add a comment |
I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
I would've assumed the origin would be the process used to produce such fake coins - you have a negative mold of the coin you want to fake and you literally SMASH it onto some cheap material to make an impression that looks like a real coin.
– Darrel Hoffman
May 2 at 18:00
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
@DarrelHoffman - I agree, but that’s what Mr. Green suggests.
– user240918
May 2 at 18:16
add a comment |
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A forger makes fake documents in general, not just fake money. Which is why Doyle wrote smasher, and forger.
– Peter Shor
May 2 at 12:34
1
I'd see Smasher as different to Counterfeiter - one who passes the coins into circulation as opposed to one who creates the bad coins in the first place.
– Criggie
May 3 at 0:11