英语词汇“leg dollar”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

leg dollar n. Scottish (now historical) a Dutch silver ducat; also called legged dollar (see legged adj. Compounds).The name derives from the depiction on one side of the coin of a soldier, holding a shield which obscures his left leg, meaning that the picture appears to be of a one-legged man. The coin appears to have been current in Scotland from the mid 17th cent. and fallen out of use shortly after the Act of Union (1707); cf. rix-dollar n.

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1667 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Rec. Coinage Scotl. (1876) II. 155 To..consider the value of those dollors commonly called leg dollors and to consider what prejudice the countrey sustaines by the importation thairof.

1702 T. Morer Short Acct. Scotl. 22 But now to save trouble, they divide 'em into two sorts, the Rix-Dollar at 4 s. 10d. and the Leg-Dollar at 4s. 8d.

1729 T. Prior Observ. Coin 34 The Patagon Leg-dollar, or Rix-dollar of Holland, or Piece of 50 Stivers.

1859 Coll. Maine Hist. Soc. 6 134 It was sometimes called the ‘leg dollar’, from the fact, as is supposed, of the military figure upon it being on foot, and showing only one leg.

1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 21 Apr. 2 The leg dollar, the Scots 4-merk piece, the French silver crown and the cross dollar were each worth £2.90.

2011 M. Shutty One Coin is Never Enough xv. 177 (caption) A Dutch Ducaton (or ‘leg dollar’) from unknown sea salvage.

单词	leg dollar
释义	> as lemmas leg dollar leg dollar n. Scottish (now historical) a Dutch silver ducat; also called legged dollar (see legged adj. Compounds).The name derives from the depiction on one side of the coin of a soldier, holding a shield which obscures his left leg, meaning that the picture appears to be of a one-legged man. The coin appears to have been current in Scotland from the mid 17th cent. and fallen out of use shortly after the Act of Union (1707); cf. rix-dollar n. ΚΠ 1667 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Rec. Coinage Scotl. (1876) II. 155 To..consider the value of those dollors commonly called leg dollors and to consider what prejudice the countrey sustaines by the importation thairof. 1702 T. Morer Short Acct. Scotl. 22 But now to save trouble, they divide 'em into two sorts, the Rix-Dollar at 4 s. 10d. and the Leg-Dollar at 4s. 8d. 1729 T. Prior Observ. Coin 34 The Patagon Leg-dollar, or Rix-dollar of Holland, or Piece of 50 Stivers. 1859 Coll. Maine Hist. Soc. 6 134 It was sometimes called the ‘leg dollar’, from the fact, as is supposed, of the military figure upon it being on foot, and showing only one leg. 1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 21 Apr. 2 The leg dollar, the Scots 4-merk piece, the French silver crown and the cross dollar were each worth £2.90. 2011 M. Shutty One Coin is Never Enough xv. 177 (caption) A Dutch Ducaton (or ‘leg dollar’) from unknown sea salvage. extracted from legn. < as lemmas
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