half joe
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Portuguese gold coin, worth 3,200 reis, formerly current in North America.
Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "[M]y father's draft […] was paid in the Portuguese coin of half-Joes, or six-and-thirty shilling pieces, at that time made current in Great Britain."