英语词汇pieces of eight的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pieces of eight
词源	pieces of eight. Famous as pirate booty, pieces of eight were Spanish silver coins worth about a dollar, though they were fre- quently cut into bits to make smaller coins. Other famous Spanish coins were half doubloons, quarter doubloons (pis- tols), one-eighth doubloons, and cobs, silver coins of various worth irregularly cut from a silver bar, which were heated and stamped with the royal arms.
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