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

Example Sentences

The fourpenny surface-printed stamp proved very successful, and was followed by other values—the shilling green, the threepenny rose, the sixpenny lilac, and the ninepenny straw colour.

From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Johnson, Stanley Currie

I don't believe you men know, half the time, whether a lady wears a ninepenny collar or a thread-lace cape worth a thousand dollars.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 by Various

That is to say, Mr. Hearty had taken off a halfpenny a pound from his tenpenny apples, and Mr. Black three farthings a bottle from his one and ninepenny lemon-squash.

From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George

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 Jefferies, Richard

Tuesday, 25th.–Note from Lady Amberly as I sat sewing on my ninepenny dress.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May