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Origin of piece of eight
First recorded in 1600–10
Words nearby piece of eight
piece goods, piecemeal, piece of ass, piece of cake, piece of change, piece of eight, piece of exchange, piece of one's mind, piece of the action, piece out, piecer
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British Dictionary definitions for piece of eight
piece of eight
noun plural pieces of eight
a former Spanish coin worth eight reals; peso
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