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trey
A threepence coin in pre-decimal Australian currency.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “trey” means a threepence coin in pre-decimal Australian currency.
Where it came from
ABC/ANDC historical slang coverage explicitly lists trey as the Australian term for threepence.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established