fairy money
English edit
Noun edit
- (folklore) Money given by the fairies, which later transforms into withered leaves or similar.
- Any money or treasure that a person discovers unexpectedly.
References edit
- John Trotter Brockett (1829) “Fairy-money, found treasure. The discovery, if revealed, was supposed to bring on the blabber's ruin.”, in A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use