dobla
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of dobla
1590–1600; < Spanish < Latin dupla, feminine of duplus double
Example Sentences
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Oro dobla castellana, 23. " florines, 10. " gran modulo, 23.
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Sancho did as directed, and in a minute Jos� had appeared, had received the dobla, weighed it deliberately on his finger, pocketed it, and commenced his tale.
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You do me injustice, Se�or Don Almirante, and have inflicted a wound touching my honesty, that a dobla only can cure"— "Thou knowest, Sancho, that no one felt more alarm when the deviation of the needle was first noted, than thyself.
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"Here is another dobla to add to thy store."
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In thy opinion a single dobla is too little to be divided between thee and thy friend, the Portuguese.
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