rhino
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Meaning · English
Money.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
When so be as a man has no money, why then, a savin and exceptin your onnur's reverence, a's but a poor dog. But when so be as a man as got the rhino, why then a may begin to hold up his head.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “rhino” mean?
Money.
Is “rhino” formal or informal?
rhino is generally archaic, slang.