threepenny bit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The paper's lead story says the £1 coin is to be scrapped in favour of a new design "shaped like an old threepenny bit".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2014
I especially loved the threepenny bit for its dodecagonal - 12-sided - weirdness, its brass and nickel sallow yellow gleam and the crowned portcullis on its back.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2010
Maria, however, insisted upon giving an old-fashioned threepenny bit, kept as a luck penny in the centre of her purse, in exchange.
From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood
He had, carefully stowed away, thirty shillings in gold, and of his regular pocket-money a two-shilling piece, a shilling, a threepenny bit, and some coppers.
From Great Uncle Hoot-Toot by Molesworth, Mrs.
He fumbled in all his pockets, and, finally, with some difficulty, produced a threepenny bit.
From 'That Very Mab' by Kendall, May
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