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eightpences

eightpences is the plural of eightpence.

Meaning of eightpence

Noun

eightpence (countable and uncountable, plural eightpences)

  1. (historical) A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence.
    • […] I went for a night to a lodging-house in Bow, where the charge was only eightpence.1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXV, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC

Questions about eightpences

What is eightpences the plural of?
Eightpences is the plural of eightpence.

Words near eightpences in the dictionary

  1. eightlike
  2. eightling
  3. eightlings
  4. eightness
  5. eightpence
  6. eightpences
  7. eightpenny
  8. eightpenny nail
  9. eightpenny nails
  10. eightpetal
  11. eightplex

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