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. )

Example Sentences

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sevenpenny

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

But the largest firms, Smith and Son and Wymans, "do not find that the sevenpenny has interfered with the 6s. novel."

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

On the other hand, the remarks of the sevenpenny publishers themselves are not undiverting.

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

There were boots, socks, shaving-tackle, maps, packets of chocolate, and books of every size, but chiefly of the ever-blessed sevenpenny type.

From All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay

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