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dou·bloon (də blo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

an obsolete Spanish gold coin

Etymology: Fr doublon < Sp doblón < dobla, an old Sp gold coin < doble < L duplus, double

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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