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Dime of 1792
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disme
Word definitions for disme in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context US dated 18th century English) A dime minted in 1792. 2 A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disme \Disme\, n. [OF. See Dime .] A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. --Ayliffe.
Usage examples of disme.
The disme, as it was called then, a Middle English variation of the old French disme from Latin decima, or a tenth part.