twopence
noun
a sum of two pennies.
twopences
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pluralof twopence.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Whereupon Ciccio quite amicably gave the porter two nickel twopences in addition to the sixpence, whereupon the porter quite lovingly wished him "buon' viaggio."
From The Lost Girl by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
"But you got a good many twopences back," murmured Raphael.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
If you grow too eager for your twopence, the acquisition or the loss of it may affect your peace of mind, and peace of mind is better than any amount of twopences.
From Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray
I did not mean, of course, that they put their twopences in her pocket.
From The Revolution in Tanner's Lane by Mark Rutherford
I want them when they go to the seaside library and pay their twopences to notice Was It Worth While? in big letters on a purple ground.
From Helena Brett's Career by Desmond Coke
