Girl from the States needs a brit's help!

Can you please tell me what a 'quid' is? I am reading a book and the term is driving me crazy!

In article , "Daisy" wrote:

It's a slang word for a pound. Like when we say "five bucks" instead of "five dollars," the Brits would say "five quid" instead of "five pounds."

Daisy, i'm amused that you didn't know that.

Glad to be amusing!!

"Daisy" wrote in message news:...

An American chap would like to help out. A quid is a pound sterling, according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?quid)

Pip pip, and all of that rot!