Rhino

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/
• US enPR: rīʹnō, IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.noÊŠ/
• Rhymes: -aɪnəʊ
• Homophones: RINO

Shortened form of rhinoceros.

Full definition of rhino

Noun

1. Short form of rhinoceros.

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Noun

1. (slang, archaic) money
• 1835, Frederick Marryat, The Pacha of Many TalesThere I fell in with Betsy, and as she proved a regular out and outer, I spliced her, and a famous wedding we had of it, as long as the rhino lasted.
• 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses (novel) Episode 12, The Cyclops--Here you are, says Alf, chucking out the rhino. Talking about hanging, I'll show you something you never saw----