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doubloon|dʌˈbluːn|
Also 7 doblone, dublion, 8 doublon, doblon.
[a. F. doublon, or Sp. doblon, augm. of doble double.]
a. A Spanish gold coin, originally double the value of a pistole, i.e. = 33 to 36 shillings English. Now Hist.
1622Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. II. ii. viii. 170, I gave him sixe Doblones of two. 1719De Foe Crusoe i. xiii, Six doubloons of gold. 1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v., There are also double dubloons now current..for 3 pound 12 shillings. 1745P. Thomas Jrnl. Anson's Voy. App. 5 Dollars 540l. Troy and Double Loons 201. 1755Johnson, Doublon. 1862London Rev. 30 Aug. 197 A minute search is easily prevented by the influence of doubloons on Spanish officials.
b. pl. Money. slang.
1908‘O. Henry’ Voice of City (1916) 80 He's left his whole cargo of doubloons to a microbe. 1924Wodehouse Leave it to Psmith i. 28 Aunt Constance keeps an eye on the doubloons and checks the outgoings pretty narrowly. 1959P. Bull I know the Face v. 76, I..was anxious to lay my hands on anything that brought in the doubloons. |