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From French, meaning "heavy weight" (literally "heavy foot").
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins. Full definition →
Today it means: An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins. Full definition →
From French, meaning "heavy weight" (literally "heavy foot").
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.