moidores

Portugal pieces, otherwise called moidores, which were at one time as current as guineas.

The Romany Rye George Henry Borrow 1842

Portugal pieces, otherwise called moidores, which were at one time as current as guineas.

The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' George Henry Borrow 1842

Portugal pieces, otherwise called moidores, which were at one time as current as guineas.

The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" George Henry Borrow 1842

I remember thanking Jack, very composedly, for the interesting and agreeable communication; I then pulled out my canvas pouch, with my hoard of moidores, and taking out two pieces, I bid Jack keep the rest till I came back, as I was for a cruise about Auld Reekie.

Redgauntlet 2008

Poor Jack would have given me shelter and clothes, and began to tell me of the moidores that were in bank, when I wanted them.

Redgauntlet 2008

I burst out a-laughing in his face, told him it was all a humbug, and that the moidores were all his own, henceforth and for ever, and so ran off.

Redgauntlet 2008

“Who could it be that has robbed me of my moidores and jewels?” exclaimed Miss Cunegund, all bathed in tears.

Candide 2007

Lights flashed briefly on a console five thousand miles away and money moved, as readily as though gold moidores and pieces of eight had fallen glittering into a bank vault from thin air.

The Life of the World to Come Baker, Kage 2004

I have seen doubloons before now in my voyagings; your doubloons of old Spain, your doubloons of Peru, your doubloons of Chili, your doubloons of Bolivia, your doubloons of Popayan; with plenty of gold moidores and pistoles, and joes, and half joes, and quarter joes.

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

Among our Farmer's papers I have found a list of the money that he took with him to Philadelphia on one occasion -- 6 joes, 67 half joes, 2 one-eighteenth joes, 3 doubloons, 1 pistole, 2 moidores, 1 half moidore,

George Washington: Farmer Paul Leland Haworth