sixpenny
sixpenny
Definition
six·penny (-pen′ē, -pə nē)
adjective
- worth or costing sixpence
- of small worth; cheap
- 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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