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fippenny piece

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fip⋅pen⋅ny bit

  [fip-uh-nee, fip-nee]
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–noun
the Spanish half real, the value of which was about six cents.
Also called fippenny piece.

Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; assimilated var. of five-penny bit
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