short bit

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The monetary amount of ten cents. US,historical

词形变化

short bits plural

词源

With the adoption of decimal US currency in 1794, there was no longer a US coin worth one eighth of a dollar, but two bits retained the meaning of one quarter dollar. Because there was no one-bit coin, a dime (10¢) was sometimes called a short bit and 15¢ a long bit.
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