fivepence
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fivepence — five·pence … English syllables
fivepence — noun a coin worth five cents • Hypernyms: ↑coin … Useful english dictionary
fip|pen|ny bit — «FIHP uh nee, FIHP nee», 1. = fivepence. (Cf. ↑fivepence) 2. the name formerly used in Pennsylvania and several southern states for the Spanish half real, a silver coin then worth about 6 cents. ╂[American English, variant pronunciation of… … Useful english dictionary
five|pen|ny — «FYV puh nee, FIHP uh », adjective. of the amount or value of fivepence: »a fivepenny tax. A five penny nail is 1¾ inches long, and it is so called because originally the nails cost fivepence per hundred … Useful english dictionary
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