stiver

/stahy-ver/US // ˈstaɪ vər //UK // (ˈstaɪvə) //

硬币,僵硬,僵化,僵硬的

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Also stuiver . a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- : the smallest possible amount: not worth a stiver; not a stiver of work.

I'll back you with my last stiver as long as you stay on Ballarat!
All the other children at his age—when they have a stiver they either save it or buy themselves something.
And there he was at the end of his tether after having often painted the town tolerably pink without a beggarly stiver.
Stiver, stī′vėr, n. a Dutch coin, worth one penny sterling: any small coin.
They were bound to see her and get their money's worth in looking, for they had paid a stiver (two cents) admission to the show.