wheatie
English
Etymology
wheat + -ie
Noun
wheatie (plural wheaties)
- (numismatic slang) A wheat penny.
- 1999 November 27, Nathaniel Bates, “"Clad".”, in uk.rec.metaldetecting, 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.