ninepenny
Americanadjective
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noting a nail 2.75 inches (7 centimeters) long. 9d
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of the value of ninepence.
Etymology
Origin of ninepenny
Example Sentences
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"You can't expect to get much for the contents of a ninepenny puzzle, not even the price of a cab fare, Pugh."
From The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English by Castle, Egerton
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 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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 Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Samuel's repainted ninepenny may whiz past us at any moment.
From Once a Week by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
Does it seem reasonable that we should find a diamond, which, if it is a diamond, is the finest stone I ever saw and handled, in a ninepenny puzzle?
From The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English by Castle, Egerton
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