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

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..

Penny :: Penny (n.) See Denarius.

Brick :: Brick (n.) Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread)..

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

Twelvepenny :: Twelvepenny (a.) Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.

"denarius :: Denarius (n.) A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the penny of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as..

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..

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..

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

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..

Threepenny :: Threepenny (a.) Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean..

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Averpenny :: Averpenny (n.) Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.

Merils :: Merils (n.) A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris..

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