dodkin

D2O1D2K5I1N1

noun

A doit; a small coin.

OriginDutch duitken →
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Meanings

noundodkin (plural dodkins)

plural dodkins

  1. A doit; a small coin.

    you must understand that she's not worth a dodkin for a queen.

    1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount and W. Barret, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Dutchduitken
  2. Englishdodkin

From Dutch duitken, diminutive of duit. See doit, and compare doitkin.

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APA

dodkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodkin

MLA

“dodkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodkin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodkin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodkin.

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