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Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

Penny-a-liner :: Penny-a-liner (n.) One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.

Sixpenny :: Sixpenny (a.) Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf..

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

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

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

Twopenny :: Twopenny (a.) Of the value of twopence.

Penny :: Penny (n.) Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

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

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

Tommy :: Tommy (n.) Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance..

Earles Penny :: Earles penny () Earnest money. Same as Arles penny.

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..

Rome Penny :: Rome penny () Alt. of Rome sco.

Brick :: Brick (n.) Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread)..

Pinchpenny :: Pinchpenny (n.) A miserly person.

Penny :: 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)..

Shovelboard :: Shovelboard (n.) A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny..

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

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny.

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