Bit (money)
The word bit is a colloquial expression referring to specific coins in various coinages throughout the world. In the United States, the bit is equal to 1/8th of a dollar or 12.5 cents.
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Famous quotes containing the word bit:
“Across the lonely beach we flit,
One little sandpiper and I;
And fast I gather, bit by bit,
The scattered driftwood, bleached and dry.
The wild waves reach their hands for it,
The wild wind raves, the tide runs high,
As up and down the beach we flit—
One little sandpiper and I.”
—Celia Thaxter (”Laighton”)