fivepenny

American  

[fahyv-pen-ee] / ˈfaɪvˌpɛn i /

adjective

1. noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 centimeters) long. 5d

2. worth five pence.

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fivepenny British  

/ ˈfaɪvpənɪ /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of fivepenny

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

Example Sentences

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

The large fivepenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, and shilling often had unusually wide margins when perforated.

From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Johnson, Stanley Currie

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

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

The dormitories, both of the fivepenny class on the ground floor and of the threepenny class upstairs, are kept scrupulously sweet and clean, and attached to them are lavatories and baths.

From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider