n. Austral. sl. a small piece of wood from which coins are spun in the game of two-up.
[ perh. f. E dial.: cf. keper a flat piece of wood preventing a horse from eating the corn, or Ir. dial. kippeen f. Ir. cip¡n a little stick ]
n. Austral. sl. a small piece of wood from which coins are spun in the game of two-up.
[ perh. f. E dial.: cf. keper a flat piece of wood preventing a horse from eating the corn, or Ir. dial. kippeen f. Ir. cip¡n a little stick ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012