moidore
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of moidore
1695–1705; < Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold < Latin monēta dē aurō. See money, de, or 3
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These passed by such names as the Joe or Johannes, the doubloon, pistole, moidore, guinea, crown, dollar, shilling, sixpence, pistareen, penny.
From A Brief History of the United States by John Bach McMaster
In 1737 the moidore was reduced to _£_1 9_s_.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Jonathan Swift
Of gold pieces there were the johannes, or joe, the doubloon, the moidore, and pistole, with English and French guineas, carolins, ducats, and chequins.
From The Critical Period of American History by John Fiske
The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by J. Franklin (John Franklin) Jameson
But he wept many tears over the story of little Miles's moidore; and as for Sampson and Hagan, "I wow," says he, "dey shall have so much beer als ever dey can drink."
From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray
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