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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient Greece, an obolus, intended to pay the soul's ferriage over the Styx. The coin was placed on the tongue of the dead. Also
passing-penny .
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vendingmachine commented on the word pass-penny
A coin placed on the tongue of the dead.
pass swine-penny. A coin placed on the tongue of a dead pig.
September 20, 2021