Oncer

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwÊŒnsÉ™/

Origin

From once.

Full definition of oncer

Noun

1. (informal, historical) A one-pound note.
• 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun, On whatever point Jane’s eyes rested, through whichever line her gaze ran, she saw cheques being signed, credit-card counterfoils being scrawled across, standing orders being arranged, and cash – wholesome dosh, ponies, monkies, oncers, coins of the realm – flowing around like mercury, like some element.
2. (poetic) A person who does something once.
• 1944, W. H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Could he but once see Nature as
  In truth she is for ever,
  What oncer would not fall in love?

Anagrams

• crone
• recon