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sixpenny Definition

six·penny (-pen′ē, -pə nē)

adjective

  1. worth or costing sixpence
  2. of small worth; cheap
  3. designating a size of nails, usually two inches long

sixpenny Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • piece: Lord Lyttleton took with him two guns, one of which he loaded with silver sixpenny pieces which were considered a charm against evil.
  • telegram: There were no telephones, no sixpenny telegrams, no typewriters, no dictaphones or calculating machines.
  • limit: Shortly after the start of World War II, faced with rapid price inflation, the British Woolworths abandoned their sixpenny price limit.
  • ticket: Entrance was by a sixpenny refreshment ticket and the star was Sam Cowell, who had been lured from Evans ' Supper Rooms.
  • book: While there, he published a sixpenny book, Soyer's Charitable Cookery, giving part of the proceeds to various charities.

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