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

But no word of the half of a ninepenny bit.

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

I heard the clink of approaching glasses—the ninepenny creams.

From The Story of a Bad Boy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

Indoors he made baskets of assortments: threepenny, sixpenny, ninepenny and shilling baskets, rather like a bran pie in which everything was a plum.

From The Lost Girl by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

I see a real good ninepenny paper once, all covered over with green brakes.

From Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life by Brown, Alice

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