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单词 doubloon
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Definition of doubloon in English:

doubloon

noun dʌˈbluːndəˈblun
historical
  • A Spanish gold coin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For a brief instant, he imagined opening the chest to find gold doubloons or the like but then the adult in him rose up and chastised his childish side.
    • So I took my mother's spoons and headed out for the backyard where I proceeded to dig about a zillion holes in the ground searching for gold doubloons.
    • Look here at this gold doubloon, this ounce of Spanish gold!
    • Most valued are the doubloons, aluminum coins about the size of a silver dollar with the krewe's emblem.
    • In my spare time, I also look for rare Spanish doubloons in Coke machines.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French doublon or its source, Spanish doblón, from doble 'double' (so named because the coin was worth double the value of a pistole).

Rhymes

afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon
 
 

Definition of doubloon in US English:

doubloon

noundəˈblundəˈblo͞on
historical
  • A Spanish gold coin.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For a brief instant, he imagined opening the chest to find gold doubloons or the like but then the adult in him rose up and chastised his childish side.
    • Look here at this gold doubloon, this ounce of Spanish gold!
    • In my spare time, I also look for rare Spanish doubloons in Coke machines.
    • So I took my mother's spoons and headed out for the backyard where I proceeded to dig about a zillion holes in the ground searching for gold doubloons.
    • Most valued are the doubloons, aluminum coins about the size of a silver dollar with the krewe's emblem.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French doublon or its source, Spanish doblón, from doble ‘double’ (so named because the coin was worth double the value of a pistole).

 
 
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