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piece of eight
piece of eight
noun
- a former Spanish coin worth eight reals; peso
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of piece of eight1
First recorded in 1600–10
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Nat held my hand and we exited the meticulously groomed reality, with its 1,838-foot-long channel and four hundred thousand gold pieces of eight, all of them fake.
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That meant its treasure of Spanish escudos and pieces of eight reached the seabed in one very specific spot.
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There were the three canvas sacks closed with copper wire, and inside of them the seven thousand two hundred fourteen pieces of eight, which continued glowing like embers in the darkness.
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King had a piece of eight of the world’s top 10 heavyweights.
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Cob coins, also known as “pieces of eight,” will be on display.
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