Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A copper coin, of fictitious value, of Charles XII. of Sweden.
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Examples
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I have never so much as thought of giving the boatman five daler for your shoe.
Pan 2003
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And as for the five daler to the boatman — she gave him the money herself.
Pan 2003
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And as for the five _daler_ to the boatman -- she gave him the money herself.
Pan Knut Hamsun 1905
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Listen, "she went on with sparkling eyes," you gave our boatmen five _daler_ for saving my shoe.
Pan Knut Hamsun 1905
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I have never so much as thought of giving the boatman five _daler_ for your shoe.
Pan Knut Hamsun 1905
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That collapsed when a staff officer of the government, who had been sent out to report upon the zeal of the Ribe men, declared that the town could be defended only by damming the river and flooding the meadows, which would cost two hundred daler.
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That collapsed when a staff officer of the government, who had been sent out to report upon the zeal of the Ribe men, declared that the town could be defended only by damming the river and flooding the meadows, which would cost two hundred daler.
The Making of an American Riis, Jacob A 1901
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Head would come into the schoolroom, take his seat at the desk, and jauntily and quickly sweep five-daler bills [Footnote: Five daler, a little over 11/-- English money.] into his large, soft hat and thence into his pockets.
Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Georg Morris Cohen Brandes 1884
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That collapsed when a staff officer of the government, who had been sent out to report upon the zeal of the Ribe men, declared that the town could be defended only by damming the river and flooding the meadows, which would cost two hundred daler.
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NewsChannel 21's Amy Easley talks with Central Oregon environmentalist, daler about the impact of President Obama's proposed new vehicle mileage and emission standards.
unknown title 2009
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