"holey dollar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holey dollars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} holey dollar (plural holey dollars)
  1. (historical) A coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle part was used as a smaller coin called a dump. Wikipedia link: holey dollar Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-holey_dollar-en-noun-vM0OlhyJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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