sevenpenny

American  

[sev-uhn-pen-ee] / ˈsɛv ənˌpɛn i /

adjective

1. noting a nail 2¼ inches (6 centimeters) long. 7d

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Etymology

Origin of sevenpenny

First recorded in 1350–1400 for earlier sense “costing seven pence”; Middle English; see seven, penny ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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sevenpenny

Thirdly, the sevenpenny reprint of the popular novel is ruining the already ruined six-shilling novel.

From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett

Almost every available bit of wall-space was taken up with book-cases groaning under the weight of volumes of all sizes and ages, from the leatherbound tomes of the late Stuart period to the modern "sevenpenny."

From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

There, by the aid of a sputtering candle, I sought diversion in the shape of a sevenpenny novel that some kindly soul had forgotten in his haste to be relieved.

From From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade by Frederic C. Curry

I also bought off him a couple of well-worn sevenpenny novels.

From Mr. Standfast by John Buchan

Three days out and the ship's library was taken by assault, and the sevenpenny novels that formed it disappeared into the cabins.

From From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade by Frederic C. Curry

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