“patacoon”的英英意思

单词	patacoon
释义	† pataˈcoon Obs. Also 6 patachine, 7 patagon, 7 pattacoone, -coon. [a. Sp. patacon, in It. pataccone, also patacchina, a. Pg. patacão, augment. of pataca piece of eight, dollar.] A Portuguese and Spanish silver coin, worth, in the 17th c., about 4s. 8d. English. 1584in Hakluyt's Voy. (1811) II. 411 There is also a sort of siluer money, which they call Patachines and is worth 6 Tangas.c1645Howell Lett. (1650) II. 31 Unless souldiers would be contented to take cloves and peppercorns for patacoons and pistolls.1665G. Turnbull Diary (S.H.S.) 315 We hired two wagons for 10 patagons.1679Oates Narr. Popish Plot 5 The Letter..was carried by a special messenger, for which he had 10 Pattacoones.1749Wealth Gt. Britain 30 The Dutch oblige themselves to pay..800,000 patacoons.

　

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