subs. (back slang).—A penny: 1d.: see RHINO.
1851–61. H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, I. 472. ‘All a fellow wants to know to sell potatoes,’ said a master street-seller to me,’ is to tell how many tanners make a bob, and how many YANAPS a tanner.’
1872. DIPROSE, Book about London and London Life, ix. I’ve been doing awful ‘dab’ (bad) with my ‘tol’ (lot) or stock, ha’nt made a ‘YENNEP’ (penny).
