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obole

obole noun: an obsolete French coin.

Noun

obole (plural oboles)

  1. (historical) An obsolete French coin.
    • If a small ship arrives at Billingsgate it will give one obole as thelony [custom]2003, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Coins and Currency: An Historical Encyclopedia, →ISBN

Forms of obole

pluraloboles

Origin of obole

Borrowed from French obole. Doublet of obolus, obol, and pul.

Questions about obole

What does obole mean?
Obole means an obsolete French coin.
What part of speech is obole?
Obole is a noun.
What is the plural of obole?
The plural of obole is oboles.

Words near obole in the dictionary

  1. oboi d'amore
  2. oboist
  3. oboists
  4. obol
  5. obolary
  6. obole
  7. Oboler
  8. oboles
  9. oboli
  10. obolid
  11. obolids

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