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Threepenny

adjective
1.
Used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long.
2.
Of trifling worth.  Synonyms: sixpenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny, twopenny-halfpenny.





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"Threepenny" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Bishop, "was a sort of cosmopolitan—he tried to teach a little of everything. He was a good-hearted man. He loved to give threepenny-pieces to the boys who pleased him. I well remember one day during prayers—we were all assembled in the big hall—and the head master was reading them. Suddenly the door opened and a big boy, very nervous and conscience-stricken, ...
— The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 - An Illustrated Monthly • Various


Words linked to "Threepenny" :   twopenny-halfpenny, sixpenny, sized, inexpensive, cheap


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