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Definition of Doitkins
1. doitkin [n] - See also: doitkin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doitkins
Literary usage of Doitkins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary: Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American by Walter A. Shumaker, George Foster Longsdorf (1922)
"... and doitkins, was forbidden by St. 3 Hen. V. c. 1, 4 Bl. Comm. 99; 3 Reeve, Hist.
Eng. Law, 261. GALLOWS. An erection on which to hang criminals ..."
2. A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern, and Coffee-house ...by Jacob Henry Burn, Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy by Jacob Henry Burn, Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy (1853)
"... by the trading galleys, and foisted into circulation, as the French liards
and the Dutch doitkins in our own time supplied the scarcity of farthings ? ..."
3. Lives of the British Admirals:: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History by John Campbell, John Berkenhout (1785)
"... and doitkins, which had been brought in by foreigners. This king, after his
victory at Agincourt, and peace with France, ..."
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