holey dollar

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounholey dollar (plural holey dollars)

plural holey dollars

  1. historicalA 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.
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APA

holey dollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holey%20dollar

MLA

“holey dollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holey%20dollar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holey dollar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holey%20dollar.

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