Swy

swy

1. (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
2. (Australia, games) Two-up. From 1913.
• 1951, Dymphna Cusack, , 1957, , %22comes+the+raw+prawn%22|%22coming+the+raw+prawn%22|%22came+the+raw+prawn%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22come+the+raw+prawn%22|%22comes+the+raw+prawn%22|%22coming+the+raw+prawn%22|%22came+the+raw+prawn%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SogvT6HcIOiSiAeT083SDg&redir_esc=y page 306,“...Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”
• 1953, Tom Inglis Moore (editor), Australia Writes, page 3,“Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”
• 1990, Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends, page 121,‘...You′d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’
3. (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.