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

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..

Rome Penny :: Rome penny () Alt. of Rome sco.

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

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

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..

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..

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

Fippenny Bit :: Fippenny bit () The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States..

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..

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

Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) A half-penny.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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..

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

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