groschen

Etymology

From German Groschen, from Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus (“thick (penny)”).

noun

  1. (numismatics) Any of several obsolete European silver coins.
    […]old women are seeking to earn a few groschen by carrying home the purchases of buyers,[…] 1884 Christmas, Mrs. Alexander [pen name; Anne French Hector], “Mrs. Vereker’s Courier Maid”, in The Gentleman’s Annual, chapter III, page 75

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