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fippenny bit

fippenny bit noun: the Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar.

Noun

fippenny bit (plural fippenny bits)

  1. (Pennsylvania, US, obsolete) The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar.

Forms of fippenny bit

pluralfippenny bits

Questions about fippenny bit

What does fippenny bit mean?
Fippenny bit means the Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar.
What part of speech is fippenny bit?
Fippenny bit is a noun.
What is the plural of fippenny bit?
The plural of fippenny bit is fippenny bits.

Words near fippenny bit in the dictionary

  1. fipexide
  2. fippence
  3. fippences
  4. fippennies
  5. fippenny
  6. fippenny bit
  7. fippenny bits
  8. fipple
  9. fipples
  10. Fipps
  11. Fippses

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