ninepence
Americannoun
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(used with a plural verb) nine pennies.
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a former shilling of Great Britain, issued under Elizabeth I for use in Ireland, debased so that it was used in England as a ninepenny piece.
Etymology
Origin of ninepence
Example Sentences
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He was like somebody from a John Buchan novel – the second son of Baron Balerno, educated at Glenalmond and Cambridge and commissioned in the Gordon Highlanders – and being as nice as ninepence.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2010
One day in 1932, Gladys left Liverpool Street carrying a bedroll, a kettle and saucepan, a suitcase of canned food, ninepence in cash and a thin packet of travelers' checks.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Real English tomatoes are in such demand that they mostly sell for ninepence the pound, and never less than eight!"
From Time Magazine Archive
A ninepence a gallon increase in the gasoline tax.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three shillings and ninepence at most, if good money, but frequently it is mixed.
From In the Yellow Sea by Frith, Henry
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