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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..

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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..

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

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..

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

Bawbee :: Bawbee (n.) A halfpenny.

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

Sixpenny :: Sixpenny (a.) Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf..

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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