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Definition of penny

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Penny (n.) An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius)..

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Pence :: Pence (n.) pl. of Penny. See Penny.

Tope :: Tope (n.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, / Galeus, galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog..

Quadrans :: Quadrans (n.) The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur.

Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake. See 2d Penny, n..

Rosary :: Rosary (n.) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny..

Bodle :: Bodle (n.) A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny.

Get-penny :: Get-penny (n.) Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair.

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (n.) Some worthless catchpenny thing.

Fippenny Bit :: Fippenny bit () The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States..

Merils :: Merils (n.) A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris..

Farthing :: Farthing (n.) The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency..

Averpenny :: Averpenny (n.) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.

Hap''penny :: Hap'penny (n.) A half-penny.

Pelter :: Pelter (n.) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint..

Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..

Stives :: Stiver (n.) A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth..

Twelvepenny :: Twelvepenny (a.) Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.

True-penny :: True-penny (n.) An honest fellow.

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A small quantity; a trifle.

Piece :: Piece (n.) A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings..