1) Not a stiver of work 2) Small Dutch coin
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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). A stiver had a value of one sixth of a shilling. The currency was also mentioned in the famous poem by ...
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thing of little or no value
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• (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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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 worth.
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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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In early 20th century English slang, a stiver was any coin of little value.
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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.
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