ninepenny

American  

[nahyn-pen-ee, nahyn-puh-nee] / ˈnaɪnˌpɛn i, ˈnaɪn pə ni /

adjective

1. noting a nail 2.75 inches (7 centimeters) long. 9d

2. of the value of ninepence.

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Etymology

Origin of ninepenny

First recorded in 1820–30; nine + penny

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Example Sentences

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ninepenny

Thinking it would make no difference to such a gorgeous young sybarite as Marden, I took the liberty of ordering ninepenny creams this time.

From The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Then we passed shuddering by many vacant booths that had once resounded with the revelry of ninepenny teas and the gingerbeer cork's staccato, and their forms were piled together and their trestles overturned.

From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

As the jury emerged from the Shepherd’s Bush, which was not till afternoon—for they had stayed to spend their ninepenny fees—there struck on their ears a mournful sound.

From World's End A Story in Three Books by Richard Jefferies

The "dining-rooms," "à la mode beef shops," and "chop-houses" abounded in the "City," and with unvarying monotony served four, six, or ninepenny "plates" with astonishing rapidity, quite rivalling in a way the modern "quick lunch."

From Dickens' London by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

But no word of the half of a ninepenny bit.

From The MS. in a Red Box by John Arthur Hamilton

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