DOUBLOON

doubloon

(noun) a former Spanish gold coin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

doubloon (plural doubloons)

(historical) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Doub*loon", n. Etym: [F. doublon, Sp. doblon. See Double, a., and cf. Dupion.]

Definition: A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at different times from over fifteen dollars to about five. See Doblon in Sup.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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