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Pennywort :: Pennywort (n.) A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets..

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

Scrapepenny :: Scrapepenny (n.) One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.

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

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..

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..

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

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

Pennyweight :: Pennyweight (n.) A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name..

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

Mail :: Mail (n.) A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V..

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..

Threepence :: Threepence (n.) A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.

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

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

Penny :: Penny (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny..

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

Penny :: Penny (a.) Worth or costing one penny.

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

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.

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