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guinea
guinea: n.
1 Brit. hist. the sum of 21 old shillings (ø1.05), used esp. in determining professional fees.
2 hist. a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings, first coined for the African trade. øguinea-fowl any African fowl of the family Numididae, esp. Numida meleagris, with slate-coloured white-spotted plumage. guinea-pig 1 a domesticated S. American cavy, Cavia porcellus, kept as a pet or for research in biology etc.
2 a person or thing used as a subject for experiment. [Guinea in W. Africa]
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