Usually means: Former British coin, worth 21 shillings.
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  1. guineas: Merriam-Webster
  2. guineas: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Guineas, guineas: Vocabulary.com
  4. Guinea's, Guineas, guinea's, guineas: Wordnik
  5. guineas: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. guineas: Wiktionary
  7. guineas: Dictionary.com
  8. Guineas (ethnic group), Guineas: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Guineas: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Guineas: Encyclopedia

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  1. Guineas: Idioms

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  1. Guineas: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See guinea as well.)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Guineas)

noun:  The Guineas originally called the One Thousand Guineas was a greyhound racing competition held annually.


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From "Black Mousquetaire, The : A Legend of France" by Richard Harris Barham:

Seized the occasion to pop back the minute hand.
With a demi-congé, and a shrug, and a grin, he
Returns the bijou and -- c'est une affaire finie --
'I've done him,' thinks he, 'now I'll wager a guinea!'

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