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holey dollar

holey dollar noun: a coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle part was used as a smaller coin called a dump.

Noun

holey dollar (plural holey dollars)

  1. (historical) A coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle part was used as a smaller coin called a dump.

Forms of holey dollar

pluralholey dollars

Questions about holey dollar

What does holey dollar mean?
Holey dollar means a coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle part was used as a smaller coin called a dump.
What part of speech is holey dollar?
Holey dollar is a noun.
What is the plural of holey dollar?
The plural of holey dollar is holey dollars.

Words near holey dollar in the dictionary

  1. Holevo's theorem
  2. Holewinski
  3. Holewinskis
  4. holewort
  5. holey
  6. holey dollar
  7. holey dollars
  8. Holeya
  9. Holeyar
  10. Holeyars
  11. Holeyas

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