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CARDECU
Etymology
Noun
cardecu (plural cardecus)
(historical) A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.
Anagrams
• accrued, cue card
Source: Wiktionary
Car"de*cu, n. Etym: [Corrupt, from F. quart d'écu.]
Definition: A quarter of a crown. [Obs.] The bunch of them were not worth a cardecu. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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