fourpenny
Americanadjective
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Carpentry.
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noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long.
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noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 centimeters) long. 4d
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British. of the amount or value of fourpence.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fourpenny
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English. See four, penny
Example Sentences
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When he was a child-actor in London he used to steal waitresses' fourpenny tips to eke out his meagre lunches.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are two valuable triangular "Capes," however, namely, the fourpenny red and the penny blue, both of 1861.
From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Stanley Currie Johnson
It's all ready—see—this is one of my shillings, and a sixpence and three pennies of Tom's, and Racey's fourpenny and two of his halfpennies.
From The Boys and I by Mrs. Molesworth
In some confusion the Sailor produced a handful of silver coins from his amazing trousers, out of which he solemnly chose a Spanish fourpenny.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
Soon after this meeting the fourpenny deliveries commenced; and these were before long followed by the establishment of the universal Penny-post.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various
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