testoon

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noun

An old Italian silver coin.

OriginItalian testone →
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Meanings

nountestoon (plural testoons)

plural testoons

  1. An old Italian silver coin.

    […] a half testoon of the Swiss Federation minted at Bellinzona […]

    1985, Lorne Campbell, The early Flemish pictures in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen
  2. obsoleteThe English silver shilling.

Origin

  1. Italiantestone
  2. Englishtestoon

From Italian testone. See tester (“a coin”).

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APA

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

MLA

“testoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testoon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “testoon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testoon.

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