tuppence
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tuppence
1505–15; earlier tuppens, reduction of twopence
Example Sentences
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By contrast, an unskilled tunneller's mate received two shillings and tuppence, while the infantryman in the trenches pocketed a meagre one shilling and threepence.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2016
Sold for a tuppence, which is considerably less than what I forked over to Amazon for overnight delivery.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2015
Young Michael Banks wants to buy birdseed from the bird woman his nanny has told him about, but his father wants him to invest his tuppence in the bank.
From Time ● Aug. 26, 2014
Cheap Victorian cookery books published recipes advertised as wholesome and stunningly economical – a dinner for tuppence – and sometimes ransacked foreign cuisines to provide something interesting and new.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2012
Sixpence will get the two of us in with tuppence left over for two squares of Cleeves’ toffee, and we have a great time looking at Riders of the Purple Sage.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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