threepenny
[ thrip-uh-nee, threp-, thruhp-; three-pen-ee ]
adjective
of the amount or value of threepence.
of little worth.
Origin of threepenny
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How to use threepenny in a sentence
Jo managed to get next to the driver and extracted a deal of information at the expense of a threepenny tip.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella BlanchardHe was a good-natured and honest man, though he did take bribes--from a threepenny bit up to a crown piece inclusive.
A Sportsman's Sketches | Ivan TurgenevHe does about three shillings' worth of labour for a bed whose only virtue is cleanliness, and about threepenny worth of food.
Beggars | W. H. (William Henry) DaviesEgad, I was born under a threepenny planet, never to be worth a groat.
Swift | Leslie StephenI then asked for a threepenny loaf, and was told they had none.
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] | Benjamin Franklin
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