Definition of penny

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

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Navelwort :: Navelwort (n.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort..
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..
Lickpenny :: Lickpenny (n.) A devourer or absorber of money.
Bodle :: Bodle (n.) A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny.
Threepence :: Threepence (n.) A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.
Penny :: Penny (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny..
True-penny :: True-penny (n.) An honest fellow.
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..
Twopenny :: Twopenny (a.) Of the value of twopence.
Pennywort :: Pennywort (n.) A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets..
Pence :: Pence (n.) pl. of Penny. See Penny.
Pennyroyal :: Pennyroyal (n.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor..
Pelter :: Pelter (n.) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint..
Penny :: Penny (a.) Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds..
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.
Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Denoting a size of nails. See 1st Penny.
Water Pennywort :: Water pennywort () Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.
Mail :: Mail (n.) A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V..
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.
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