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Monkey with a Long Tail (A)

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A mortgage. A monkey (q.v.) is slang for £500.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Monk listening to a Bird
Monk of Westminster
Monkey (A)
Monkey = the Devil;
Monkey
Monkey Board
Monkey Boat
Monkey Jacket
Monkey-puzzle
Monkey Spoons
Monkey with a Long Tail (A)
Monkey’s Allowance
Monkey’s Money
Monkir and Nakir
Monmouth
Monmouth Cap
Monmouth Street (London)
Monnaie de Basoche
Mononia
Monophagous
Monophysites