threepence

[thrip-uhns, threp-, thruhp-; three-pens]

three·pence

[thrip-uhns, threp-, thruhp-; three-pens]
noun
1.
(used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of three pennies.
2.
a former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom, a quarter of a shilling, equal to three pennies: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.


Origin:
1580–90; three + pence
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Threepence is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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threepence

noun
former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies 
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