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dobla

[ doh-blah ]

noun

  1. a former gold coin of Spain.


dobla

/ ˈdəʊblɑː /

noun

  1. a medieval Spanish gold coin, probably worth 20 maravedis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dobla1

1590–1600; < Spanish < Latin dupla, feminine of duplus double
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dobla1

Spanish, from Latin dupla, feminine of duplus twofold, double
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Example Sentences

Oro dobla castellana, 23.  "  florines, 10.  "  gran modulo, 23.

Sancho did as directed, and in a minute Jos� had appeared, had received the dobla, weighed it deliberately on his finger, pocketed it, and commenced his tale.

You do me injustice, Se�or Don Almirante, and have inflicted a wound touching my honesty, that a dobla only can cure"— "Thou knowest, Sancho, that no one felt more alarm when the deviation of the needle was first noted, than thyself.

"Here is another dobla to add to thy store."

In thy opinion a single dobla is too little to be divided between thee and thy friend, the Portuguese.

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