English
Etymology
From once.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'w�ns�/
Noun
en-noun
- historic a one-pound note
#:*1993: On whatever point Jane�s eyes rested, through whichever line her gaze ran, she saw cheques being signed, credit-card counterfoils being scrawled across, standing orders being arranged, and cash � wholesome dosh, ponies, monkies, oncers, coins of the realm � flowing around like mercury, like some element. � Will Self, My Idea of Fun
- poetic a person who does something once
#:*1944: Could he but once see Nature as / In truth she is for ever, / What oncer would not fall in love? � W. H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror (Part 1. Prospero to Ariel) "A commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest"
ru:oncer
vi:oncer
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