half joen.

Etymology: < half- comb. form 2a + joe n.¹

N. Amer.

A Portuguese gold coin, worth 3,200 reis, formerly current in North America. Cf. half Johannes at Johannes n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Portuguese coins

portague1532

crusado1544

Portugal1546

Portuguese1577

patacon1584

vintem1584

milreis1589

pataca1625

moidore1710

octave1747

Johannes1758

joe1765

half joe1775

escudo1821

centavo1857

1772 in F. Chase Hist. Dartmouth College (1891) I. 262 (note) Let Mr. Ripley have a guinea, half a jo, and 9 coppers.]

1775 in New Hampsh. Hist. Soc. Coll. IX. 88 A Gentleman yesterday gave me a half Jo.

1777 J. Q. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 470 Guineas, half joes, and milled dollars in as high estimation as in Pennsylvania.

1790 Massachusetts Spy 7 Oct. Instead of half-joes or guineas, I have brought some quadrangular stones back with me.

1809 in P. Horry Life Marion (1833) 29 He offered..a half joe a-piece for Marion and me to let the recruits go.

1955 E. Pound Section: Rock-drill lxxxix. 53 Doubloons, guineas, half-Joes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2015).

单词	half joe
释义	half joen. Etymology: < half- comb. form 2a + joe n.¹ N. Amer. A Portuguese gold coin, worth 3,200 reis, formerly current in North America. Cf. half Johannes at Johannes n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Portuguese coins portague1532 crusado1544 Portugal1546 Portuguese1577 patacon1584 vintem1584 milreis1589 pataca1625 moidore1710 octave1747 Johannes1758 joe1765 half joe1775 escudo1821 centavo1857 1772 in F. Chase Hist. Dartmouth College (1891) I. 262 (note) Let Mr. Ripley have a guinea, half a jo, and 9 coppers.] 1775 in New Hampsh. Hist. Soc. Coll. IX. 88 A Gentleman yesterday gave me a half Jo. 1777 J. Q. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 470 Guineas, half joes, and milled dollars in as high estimation as in Pennsylvania. 1790 Massachusetts Spy 7 Oct. Instead of half-joes or guineas, I have brought some quadrangular stones back with me. 1809 in P. Horry Life Marion (1833) 29 He offered..a half joe a-piece for Marion and me to let the recruits go. 1955 E. Pound Section: Rock-drill lxxxix. 53 Doubloons, guineas, half-Joes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2015). < n.1775
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