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half joe N. Amer.
[f. half- II. a + joe n.1]
A Portuguese gold coin, worth 3,200 reis, formerly current in North America. (Cf. half Johannes, s.v. Johannes.)
[1772: see joe n.1] 1775in New Hampshire Hist. Soc. Coll. IX. 88 A Gentleman yesterday gave me a half Jo. 1809in P. Horry Life Marion (1833) 29 He offered..a half joe a-piece for Marion and me to let the recruits go. 1955E. Pound Section: Rock-Drill lxxxix. 53 Doubloons, guineas, half-Joes. |