fish scale

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English

Etymology

From the scales of fish, due to the silver colour and the thinness of the coin.

Noun

fish scale (plural fish scales)

  1. Alternative form of fishscale (high-quality cocaine).
  2. (slang, idiomatic, Canada) An early 5 cent coin of Canada, an early Canadian nickel.

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