fivepenny
Americanadjective
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noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 centimeters) long. 5d
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worth five pence.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fivepenny
First recorded in 1790–1800; five + penny ( def. 6 )
Example Sentences
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Fanny made a drawing of him, and he and his dogs sat for a fivepenny, which I honestly gave him for his and his dogs' tricks.
From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Spectator, No. 454: "I went afterwards to Robin's, and saw people who had dined with me at the fivepenny ordinary just before, give bills for the value of large estates."
From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan
The large fivepenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, and shilling often had unusually wide margins when perforated.
From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Johnson, Stanley Currie
He's got a head like a pierrot's cap and it's as bald as a fivepenny egg, when it ought to be beautifully rounded and covered with crisp curly hair.
From Malcolm Sage, Detective by Jenkins, Herbert George
A little fivepenny bit, my lord—the last trifle your honor's glory has in the corner of your pocket, that you 'll never miss, and that 'll sweeten ould Molly's tay to-night?
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James
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