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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)..

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

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

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

Pens :: Pens (n.) pl. of Penny.

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

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

Rap :: Rap (n.) A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Bawbee :: Bawbee (n.) A halfpenny.

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A small quantity; a trifle.

Lickpenny :: Lickpenny (n.) A devourer or absorber of money.

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

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..

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

Tenpenny :: Tenpenny (a.) Denoting a size of nails. See 1st Penny.

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

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

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..

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..

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

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