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fourpence
[ fawr-puhns, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr pəns, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun British.
a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.
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fourpence
/ (ˈfɔːpəns) /
noun
a former English silver coin then worth four pennies
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