fourpenny

American  

[fawr-pen-ee, -puh-nee, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌpɛn i, -pə ni, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

1. Carpentry.

   1. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long.

   2. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 centimeters) long. 4d

2. British.  of the amount or value of fourpence.

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fourpenny British  

/ ˈfɔːpənɪ /

adjective

1. slang  a blow, esp with the fist

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Etymology

Origin of fourpenny

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English. See four, penny

Example Sentences

In the carpenter's store forward there were hammers, awls, chisels, files, a saw, hundreds of nails, both sixpenny and fourpenny.

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That’s all right; £4 makes £99 10s. and 10s.—stop, let’s count them—count after your own father, as the saying is—four and five’s nine, and three fourpenny pieces; all right.

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Soon after this meeting the fourpenny deliveries commenced; and these were before long followed by the establishment of the universal Penny-post.

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British fourpenny bright orange, Edward issue—has fifteen holes per 2 centimetres along the top and bottom edges, and fourteen holes along either side.

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Although frequently referred to as a groat, it had no other official designation than a “fourpenny piece.”

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