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
Whatever Coleridge touched failed: his fourpenny paper, the Watchman, was an abortion; and the verses he wrote for a London paper did little for him.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
The one penny blue and fourpenny red of this issue are "errors," and are worth $250 each.
From Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 by Various
He has one for every-day use made with fourpenny pieces.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
The first general reduction of postage took place on the 5th of December, 1839—a fourpenny rate being interposed for a short time before the universal charge of a penny.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
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