sixpenny

[ siks-pen-ee, -puh-nee ]

/ ˈsɪksˌpɛn i, -pə ni /

adjective

of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.

of trifling value; cheap; paltry.

noting a nail 2 inches (5 cm) long. Symbol: 6d

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Origin of sixpenny

1400–50; late Middle English; see six, -penny

Words nearby sixpenny

sixain, sixer, sixfold, sixmo, sixpence, sixpenny, sixte, sixteen, sixteenmo, sixteenpenny, sixteenth

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Example sentences from the Web for sixpenny

They are discovered in the woods, in a cave, playing whist for sixpenny points.
They and I|Jerome K. Jerome
Towards eight o'clock (the hour at which the lecture was to begin), the sixpenny audience was still pouring in.
The Fallen Leaves|Wilkie Collins
But it looked rather more than a sixpenny pot, so I had a bit more to reduce.
For Fortune and Glory|Lewis Hough
Was the twenty-fourth part of a sixpenny loaf a day sufficient to satisfy her hunger?
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450|Various

There will always be some people toWell, you remember Dumas' comparison of the sixpenny and the six-shilling peaches.
The Inner Shrine|Basil King

British Dictionary definitions for sixpenny

sixpenny

/ (ˈsɪkspənɪ) /

adjective

(prenominal) (of a nail) two inches in length

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