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sixpenny

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six⋅pen⋅ny

  [siks-pen-ee, -puh-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 in. (5 cm) long. Symbol: 6d
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see six, -penny
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six·pen·ny   (sĭks'pěn'ē, -pə-nē)   
adj.  

  1. Valued at, selling for, or worth sixpence.

  2. Of little worth; paltry.

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