fives

noun[plural only]4

1. •
   (UK) A ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.
2. •
   (slang) A pair of fives.
3. •
   (UK, slang) The cells located on the fourth floor.
4. •
   (no longer used) Shares at a rate of five percent.

   • Look what the funds were on the 1st of March—what the French fives were when I bought for the count. And what they're at now. — 1847