sevenpenny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sevenpenny
First recorded in 1350–1400 for earlier sense “costing seven pence”; Middle English; see seven, penny ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"Sixpenny or sevenpenny?" said the girl, trying to put me off my balance at the very beginning.
From Once a Week by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
Did the mandarins imagine that they were going to stop the sevenpenny, that anything could stop it?
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett
Thirdly, the sevenpenny reprint of the popular novel is ruining the already ruined six-shilling novel.
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett
But is that a reason for abolishing the sevenpenny?
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett
Well, it is notorious that if the sevenpenny publishers are publishing one particular book just now, that book is "Kipps."
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett
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