tickey

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tickey

(ˈtɪkɪ)

(Historical Terms) a South African threepenny piece, which was replaced by the five-cent coin in 1961

[of uncertain origin]

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With regards to staff training, most of it is a tickey box.

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"It did make you wonder whether Philander's ability to land the ball on a tickey, whilst generating movement either way, could yet be better employed in the limited-overs international environment," he further wrote.