sixpenny
Americanadjective
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of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
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of trifling value; cheap; paltry.
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noting a nail 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. 6d
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sixpenny
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; six, penny ( def. )
Example Sentences
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When Lane finally brought the sixpenny Penguins into the world, they bore the logo that would last until 1949, when it was refined to become the one we know today.
From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2014
British Publisher Allen Lane, whose sixpenny paperbound Penguin and Pelican have flooded British newsstands and brought him a fortune, left London for India, Burma and Siam.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some supermarkets cut the price of cigarettes by four pennies, others made a sixpenny cut in chocolates and a one-shilling chop in razor blades.
From Time Magazine Archive
It started month and a half ago with a sudden rush to buy sixpenny tickets for the Tower of London.
From Time Magazine Archive
All this happened in about the time that it would take a sixpenny rocket to start off with its fiery swish, bend down from its climax and disperse itself in thunder and coloured stars.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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