stiver
Americannoun
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Also stuiver a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
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the smallest possible amount.
not worth a stiver; not a stiver of work.
noun
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a former Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder
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a small amount, esp of money
Etymology
Origin of stiver
First recorded in 1495–1505, stiver is from the Dutch word stuiver
Example Sentences
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Behind her was a background of the stiver sea.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
If the farrier comes I cannot pay him his bill for my mantle, for I haven't got a stiver.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai
I’m sure I have no objections to part with every stiver of the scrip on such terms.”
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 by Various
His swinging footsteps could be heard growing fainter, but no stiver of my silver had lined his pocket.
From The Other Fellow by Francis Hopkinson Smith
As between the two systems, therefore, the Northern gulden was equal to 3 1⁄3 Southern schellings, and the Northern stiver to 2 Southern groots.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
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