"testoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: testoons [plural]
Etymology: From Italian testone. See tester (“a coin”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|testone}} Italian testone Head templates: {{en-noun}} testoon (plural testoons)
  1. An old Italian silver coin.
    Sense id: en-testoon-en-noun-fJlbIMxC
  2. (obsolete) The English silver shilling. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-testoon-en-noun-r~Ov5Rkw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

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