truepenny

American  

[troo-pen-ee] / ˈtruˌpɛn i /

noun

plural

truepennies

1. a trusty, honest fellow.

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Etymology

Origin of truepenny

First recorded in 1580–90; true + penny

Example Sentences

What have we here? old truepenny come to town, to fetch away the living in his old greasy slops?

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various

When Hamlet, in the scene on the midnight terrace, addresses the ghost as "old mole," "old truepenny," etc., we may be sure that he is in a frenzy of excitement and apprehension.

From Emerson and Other Essays by Chapman, John Jay