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  1. Stiver
    The word stiver is derived from the Dutch Stuiver. It was a currency denomination in use in Ceylon from 1801 until 1821. It was also a denomination that formed part of the currency system of Demerara-Essequibo (later British Guiana, now Guyana). The currency was also mentioned in the famous poem by...
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  2. Stiver
    In early 20th century English slang, a stiver was any coin of little value.
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  3. Stiver
    In early 20th century English slang, a stiver was any coin of little value.
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  4. Stiver
    Sti'ver noun [ Dutch stuiver ; akin to German stüber , Danish styver , Swedish styfver .] A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little wor...
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  5. Stiver
    • (n.) A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth.
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  6. Stiver
    Stivers were two small coins at one time current in Holland and the Dutch colonies. The Dutch stiver was a silver coin equal to one twentieth of a gulden, another stiver was a small copper coin only current in the colonies.
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