fivepenny

[ fahyv-pen-ee ]

adjective

noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 centimeters) long. Symbol: 5d
worth five pence.

Origin of fivepenny

First recorded in 1790–1800; five + penny (def. 6)

Words Nearby fivepenny

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How to use fivepenny in a sentence

The large fivepenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, and shilling often had unusually wide margins when perforated.
Peeps at Postage Stamps | Stanley Currie Johnson
A fip (the fivepenny bit of Pennsylvania currency) was a silver piece of the value of six and a quarter cents.
Harper's Young People, March 29, 1881 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for fivepenny

fivepenny

/ (ˈfaɪvpənɪ) /

adjective

(prenominal) US (of a nail) one and three-quarters of an inch in length

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