fourpenny

[ fawr-pen-ee, -puh-nee, fohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Carpentry.
1. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long.
2. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 centimeters) long. : 4d
British. of the amount or value of fourpence.

fourpenny

/ ˈfɔːpənɪ /

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English. See four, penny

When I was a boy, such a thing was out of the question, as to each paper a fourpenny-halfpenny stamp was attached.

Leaving him I went in quest of a fourpenny lodging-house in the East End, and soon found one.

As to the "fourpenny doss," its discomforts are probably mainly owing to its inmates.

I went away a bit, thinking no more about it, and met a man I knew and we went into a public house and had a quart o' fourpenny.

The distribution took place "some years ago," when the fourpenny-piece was in circulation.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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