Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An English coin, first coined in gold by Edward III. in 1344. It was current for 3 shillings and weighed 54 grains.
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Examples
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I gave him the half-florin, and was getting into my cab, when he came rambling up.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Various
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In payment I gave a half-florin -- worth rather less than a shilling of English money -- and I received in return quite a handful of silver and copper coins.
A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898
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