English

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Etymology

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From wheat +‎ -ie.

Noun

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wheatie (plural wheaties)

  1. (numismatic slang) A wheat penny.
    • 1999 November 27, Nathaniel Bates, “"Clad".”, in uk.rec.metaldetecting[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-12-08:
      Since he hasnt answered the thread, a "wheatie" is an old Lincoln penny with two heads of wheat on the back, instead of the house (Memorial Bldg.).
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:wheatie.