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单词 piece of eight
释义

piece of eight


noun

peso (def. 4).

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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Example sentences from the Web for piece of eight

  • The Spanish piece-of-eight (reals) was also commonly referred to as a dollar.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various

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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