Oxford scholar

Oxford scholar
I
Australian Slang
dollar (rhyming slang)
II
Cockney Rhyming Slang
Dollar
Stupid horse cost me an Oxford. Pre-war the dollar was worth just less than 5 shillings, so an Oxford is worth 5 shillings or a crown

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