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Definition of Doitkin
1. n. A very small coin; a doit.
Definition of Doitkin
1. Noun. A very small coin; a doit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doitkin
1. doit [n -S] - See also: doit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doitkin
Literary usage of Doitkin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1868)
"... or piece of six mites; the don'kine, the the scene of action. Mr. Gardiner tells
us that holland diet kin, or doitkin, ..."
2. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker, John Longmuir (1902)
"Bod'kin A small piece of ivory or metal, a. Dod'kin A doitkin or little doit, s.
Tam kin The stopple of a great gun, s- Man'i-kin A little man, ..."
3. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary: Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American by Walter A. Shumaker, George Foster Longsdorf (1922)
"doitkin, or DOIT. A foreign coin of small value, prohibited by St. 3 Hen. V. c.
1, from being introduced into England. In Old English Law. ..."
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