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Definition of penny

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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)..

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

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

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

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

Pence :: Pence (n.) pl. of Penny. See Penny.

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

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

Penny :: Penny (n.) Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.

Penny :: Penny (a.) Worth or costing one 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.

Copper :: Copper (n.) A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper..

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

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

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

Pickpenny :: Pickpenny (n.) A miser; also, a sharper..

"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..

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

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..