Abraham Lincoln

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An emancipator or analogous reformer.

   “He was greatly beloved and regarded as the Abraham Lincoln of Kansas. When the history of reform is written; when we have a government administered by and for the people let it be said of Jerry Simpson that he gave the best of his life to free labor from the bondage of capital.”

2. isim A United States five-dollar bill.

   “Say—I got the telephone bill this morning. Fifty-two clams for long distance. I’m just an extra, James, not a star. I can’t afford fifty-two Abraham Lincolns for the phone.”

3. isim A penny (United States coin).

   “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day, you’ll have good luck. But you sure won’t have much buying power. Today, 1 pound of Abraham Lincolns ($2) will purchase what 4 tiny ounces bought in 1970.”