nickel-plater

Updated: May 27, 2025

'Hello, mate, he says, a-trying to steady himself, 'what time did you say it was? 'I didn't say, says I, for I was too fly to take out my watch, even if it is a nickel-plater, for how could he tell what it was in the dark? and it's good for a dozen drinks at any water-front saloon.

Earle Ashley Walcott - Blindfolded