| 释义 |
ˈdoublejee, -key, -see, dubbletie
adaptations or corruptions of Du. dubbeltje, a coin formerly worth 10 cents, or about 2d. English.
1707W. Funnell Voy. (1729) 201 A Doublekey, which is a piece of money that goes for two-pence. 1731Medley Kolben's Cape G. Hope I. 168 A Dubbletie..a twopenny piece of Dutch money. 1756M. Calderwood Jrnl. (1884) 59 Two stiver pieces called doublesees. 1889Blackw. Mag. Aug. 183 We had to put a doublejee or so into the wooden shoe. |