Definition of penny

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Penny (n.) See Denarius.

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Averpenny :: Averpenny (n.) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.
Threepence :: Threepence (n.) A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.
Pickpenny :: Pickpenny (n.) A miser; also, a sharper..
Rome Penny :: Rome penny () Alt. of Rome sco.
Navelwort :: Navelwort (n.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort..
Pennyroyal :: Pennyroyal (n.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor..
Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake. See 2d Penny, n..
Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..
True-penny :: True-penny (n.) An honest fellow.
Farthing :: Farthing (n.) The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency..
Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) A half-penny.
Twopenny :: Twopenny (a.) Of the value of twopence.
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..
Penny :: Penny (n.) Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.
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..
Lickpenny :: Lickpenny (n.) A devourer or absorber of money.
Twelvepenny :: Twelvepenny (a.) Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.
Brick :: Brick (n.) Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread)..
Tommy :: Tommy (n.) Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance..
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