English Explanatory Dictionary

piedfort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.

Word forms

piedfort piedforts piefort

Etymology

From French, meaning "heavy weight" (literally "heavy foot").

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