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moidore

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moi·dore  (moidôr, -dr, moi-dôr, -dr)
n.
A former Portuguese or Brazilian gold coin that was also current in England in the early 18th century.
[Alteration of Portuguese moeda d'ouro : moeda (from Latin monta, coin; see money) + de, of (from Latin d; see de-) + ouro, gold (from Latin aurum).]
moidore [ˈmɔɪdɔː]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former Portuguese gold coin
[from Portuguese moeda de ouro: money of gold]


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I have seen doubloons before now in my voyagings; your doubloons of old Spain, your doubloons of Peru, your doubloons of Chili, your doubloons of Bolivia, your doubloons of Popayan; with plenty of gold moidores and pistoles, and joes, and half joes, and quarter joes.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
Whether Achmet the merchant lived or died was a thing as light as air to me, but at the talk about the treasure my heart turned to it, and I thought of what I might do in the old country with it, and how my folk would stare when they saw their ne'er-do-well coming back with his pockets full of gold moidores.
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