Brewer's: Dub Up!

Pay down the money. A dub is an Anglo-Indian coin, hence “down with your dubs,” money down. A “doubloon” is a double pistole.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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