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doubloon

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doubloon, dobl?n
a former Spanish gold coin


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Now this doubloon was of purest, virgin gold, raked somewhere out of the heart of gorgeous hills, whence, east and west, over golden sands, the head-waters of many a Pactolus flows.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
"If these are Spanish doubloons, or even gold crowns," thought D'Artagnan, "we shall yet be able to do business together.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
antique statues minus the nose, Spanish doubloons and ancestors.
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
 
 
 
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