obole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of obole
1595–1605; < French < Latin obolus obolus
Example Sentences
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I've had a fine experience; I don't own so much as an obole.
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
At both the Lesser Mysteries and the Greater Mysteries a charge of one obole a day was demanded from each one attending, which was given to the hierophant.
From The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites by Wright, Dudley
In current coinage an obole was of the value of a fraction over 1 1/4d.
From The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites by Wright, Dudley
No one offered even an obole for him!
From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by De Leon, Solon
They have received entire, and without losing an obole of it, the heritage of the Greek Sophists.
From The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism by Downton, Henry
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