Definition of penny

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

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Pens :: Pens (n.) pl. of Penny.
Water Pennywort :: Water pennywort () Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.
Sterling :: Sterling (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used..
Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..
Brick :: Brick (n.) Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread)..
Penny :: Penny (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
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..
Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.
Averpenny :: Averpenny (n.) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.
Earles Penny :: Earles penny () Earnest money. Same as Arles 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..
Navelwort :: Navelwort (n.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort..
Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Denoting a size of nails. See 1st Penny.
Penny :: Penny (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny..
Twopenny :: Twopenny (a.) Of the value of twopence.
Third-penny :: Third-penny (n.) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl..
Fippenny Bit :: Fippenny bit () The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States..
Get-penny :: Get-penny (n.) Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair.
Rome Penny :: Rome penny () Alt. of Rome sco.
Penny :: Penny (n.) See Denarius.
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