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Well 10 and 6 means "ten shillings six pence", so for 10 and 6 means "for the price of ten shillings six pence."

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In the halcyon days of long distance passenger railroading, 10-and-6 was shorthand for the configuration of a sleeping car. It meant ten roomettes, six double bedrooms.

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