sevenpenny
Americanadjective
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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There is justice in England yet; but a well-known member of the trade has not noticed that the sevenpenny novel, in killing its own father, must kill itself.
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Bennett, Arnold
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 Bennett, Arnold
"Sixpenny or sevenpenny?" said the girl, trying to put me off my balance at the very beginning.
From Once a Week by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
Did the mandarins imagine that they were going to stop the sevenpenny, that anything could stop it?
From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Bennett, Arnold
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 Curry, Frederic C.
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