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Soy vs Swy - What's the difference?

soy | swy |

As nouns the difference between soy and swy

is that soy is a chinese and japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water us preference is the term soy sauce while swy is (australia|obsolete) a two-shilling coin.

soy

English

Alternative forms

* soya

Noun

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  • A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce .
    • I like a little soy with my rice.
  • * 1902 — Annie R. Gregory, Woman's Favorite Cookbook , p381
    • Pour in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy , as much vinegar as the jar will hold, and cover closely until wanted.
  • Soybeans. Often used attributively.
    • These candles are made from soy .
    The soy crop is looking good this year.

    Derived terms

    * soy bean * soy milk * soy sauce

    swy

    English

    Noun

  • (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
  • (Australia, games) Two-up.
  • * 1951 , , page 306,
    • “Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy .”
  • * 1953 , Tom Inglis Moore (editor), Australia Writes , page 3,
    • “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy .”
  • * 1990 , Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends , page 121,
    • ‘You?d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’
  • (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.