doblón
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of doblón
First recorded in 1620–30; from Spanish: see origin at doubloon
Example Sentences
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Merry after parting with all those pretty things; costly, too—worth hundreds of doblones!
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne
More likely there were twenty; but two or three were grand establishments—frequented by the Poblanos of the better class; where gold doblones might be seen upon the green cloth as common as silver dollars.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne
If they’re lost, it wouldn’t be for that I’d grudge the twenty doblones the saddle cost me.
From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
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