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teston definition

tes·ton (tes′tən)

noun

any of several old European coins with the image of a head on one side; specif.,
  1. a silver French coin of the 16th century
  2. an English coin with the head of Henry VIII

Etymology: Fr < It testone < testa, the head < L testa: see test

Also testoon tes·toon′ (-to̵̅o̅n′)

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