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sixpenny
six·pen·ny
/
ˈsɪksˌpɛn
i, -pə
ni
/
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[
siks
-pen-ee, -p
uh
-nee
]
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adjective
1.
of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
2.
of trifling value; cheap; paltry.
3.
noting a nail 2 inches (5 cm) long.
Symbol:
6d
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
six
,
-penny
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sixpenny
(ˈsɪkspənɪ)
—
adj
(
prenominal
) (of a nail) two inches in length
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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