Chop dollar

Chop dollar
Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster]

2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster]

{Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity.

{chop of tea}, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf.

{Chowchow chop}. See under {Chowchow}.

{Grand chop}, a ship's port clearance. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]


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  • Chop dollar — dollar dol lar, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chop dollar — noun Etymology: chop (VI) : a chopped dollar see chop VII 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chop — Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea}, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chop of tea — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dollar — dol lar, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dollar fish — dollar dol lar, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chowchow chop — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grand chop — Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster] 2. A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster] {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. {chop of tea},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trade dollar — dollar dol lar, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dollar — Dolar redirects here. For the Slovenian philosopher, see Mladen Dolar. For the municipality in Spain, see Dólar. For other uses, see Dollar (disambiguation). United States dollar bill The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign $) is the… …   Wikipedia

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