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

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

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

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

Navelwort :: Navelwort (n.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort..

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.

Penny-a-liner :: Penny-a-liner (n.) One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.

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

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

Bawbee :: Bawbee (n.) A halfpenny.

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

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

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

Pennyroyal :: Pennyroyal (n.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor..

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

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..

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

Hap''penny :: Hap'penny (n.) A half-penny.

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

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