Leadners

n.

Heard in Limerick

Large ball bearings, in some areas considered equal in value to one thousand ordinary marbles.

In use

Ill give you two Leadners for all yer dobbers!

Posh English

I shall offer you two large steel ball bearings in exchange for your entire collection of glass marbles.

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