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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The large fivepenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, and shilling often had unusually wide margins when perforated.
From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Stanley Currie Johnson
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 Augustus J. C. Hare
Having written a fivepenny pamphlet, An Address to the Irish People, he stood in the balcony of his lodgings in Lower Sackville Street, and threw copies to the passers-by.
From The Art of Letters by Robert Lynd
For example, a threepenny nail is 1¼" long, a fourpenny nail is 1½" long, a fivepenny nail is 1¾" long, a sixpenny nail is 2" long.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
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 Charles James Lever
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