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What's the meaming "as long as he had a red"?
in << The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Mark Twain >>
Jumping on a dead level was his strong suit, you understand; and when it come to that, Smiley would ante up money on him as long as he had a red.
2014년 5월 25일 오후 7:45
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I'm guessing it is referring to a 'red cent', a term for a penny. It's rarely used these days, but one might say "I wouldn't give one red cent to have his job". This means that I really don't want his job.
"How much would you give me for this drawing?"
"Not one red cent."
So to say 'as long as he had a red' would be saying 'as long as he had any money at all on him.' Anyway, that's my educated guess.
2014년 5월 25일
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