DOLLAR, noun [G.] A silver coin of Spain and of the United States, of the value of one hundred cents, or four shillings and sixpence sterling. The dollar seems to have been originally a German coin, and in different parts of Germany, the name is given to coins of different values.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.