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stiver definition

sti·ver (stī′vər)

noun

  1. a former Dutch coin equal to of a guilder
  2. a trifling sum

Etymology: Du stuiver < MDu stūver < stūf, stumpy, cut short: for IE base see steep

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