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

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

Let her ask her own heart, write again, abstain from sealing with a fourpenny bit, and spell "intense" with an "s," not a "c."

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

"I'd be happy to pay for a pint," said Mrs. Demijohn, fingering a fourpenny bit so that he might see it.

From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony

Never a month but I’ve given you a silver fourpenny for yourself.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Gibbons catalogues the blue penny at �85, and the vermilion fourpenny at �95.

From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Johnson, Stanley Currie