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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)..

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..

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

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

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

Threepence :: Threepence (n.) A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.

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.

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

Water Pennywort :: Water pennywort () Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.

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

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..

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

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

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