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PORTAGUES
Noun
portagues
plural of portague
Source: Wiktionary
PORTAGUE
Por"ta*gue, n. Etym: [See Portuguese.]
Definition: A Portuguese gold coin formerly current, and variously estimated to be worth from three and one half to four and one half pounds sterling. [Obs.] [Written also portegue and portigue.] Ten thousand portagues, besides great pearls. Marlowe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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