piedfort

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noun

An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.

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Meanings

nounpiedfort (plural piedforts)

plural piedforts · alternative piefort

  1. An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.

Origin

From French, meaning "heavy weight" (literally "heavy foot").

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Translations

Finnish paksu kolikko, piedfort
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German Piedfort, Dickstück
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Polish podwójnie gruba moneta
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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