sevenpenny

[ sev-uhn-pen-ee ]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sevenpenny¹

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

Example Sentences

They can machine 1-1/2 dozen sevenpenny shirts in a day, by working till midnight and later.

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He was feebly grappling with a Sevenpenny which he could neither hold nor read.

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For when there are no six-shilling novels to reprint, obviously there can be no sevenpenny reprints of them.

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It is comforting to perceive that this wickedness on the part of the sevenpenny reprint cannot indefinitely continue.

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

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