piece of eight
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piece of eight (plural pieces of eight)
- (historical) The peso, a silver coin that was minted in Spain and its colonies from the end of 15th century, equal to eight reales (hence the name).
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- It was a long, difficult business, for the coins were of all countries and sizes — doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight, and I know not what besides, all shaken together at random.
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
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- Spanish dollar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia