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twopenny Definition

two·penny (tup′ə nē; for 2 to̵̅o̅′pen′ē)

adjective

  1. worth or costing twopence
  2. designating a nail that is one inch long
  3. cheap; worthless

twopenny Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • Samoan: After dinner his illegitimate majesty and myself had a walk, and talked as well as my twopenny Samoan would admit.
  • directory: In 1846 the twopenny post directory is replaced by a County directory containing only land-owners.

Browse dictionary entries near twopenny

  1. ‹ twopence
  2. ‹ twofold
  3. ‹ twofer
  4. ‹ two-wire circuit
  5. ‹ two-way paging
  6. ‹ two-way
  7. ‹ two-tone
  8. ‹ two-time
  9. ‹ two-suiter
  10. ‹ two-stroke
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