BROADPIECE

Etymology

Noun

broadpiece (plural broadpieces)

(historical) An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, such as a Carolus or Jacobus.

Source: Wiktionary


Broad"piece`, n.

Definition: An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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