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n. - Formerly a gold coin of various European countries.

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  • Then a little steel ring shifted suddenly, flinging aside the coined ducat, and a fresh gold piece took its place.
  • A ducat was a gold piece of the size of an old French louis, though less thick.
  • Of the North, should be sold for a ducat a bottle.
  • Dínár-zád (ducat-born) .137 Such also is the Tale of
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  • The traveler "ducked" (to lower quickly) into the air "duct" (a tube or passage that carries liquid, gas, or air) to retrieve her "ducat" (a ticket) for the train.
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