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luck pennies

luck pennies is the plural of luck penny.

Meaning of luck penny

Noun

luck penny (plural luck pennies)

  1. (archaic) A small sum of money given back for luck when paying.
    • I mean, had he not luckily exposed his legacy to jeopardy, having offered it as bounty-money and luckpenny to the patronc. 1827, Thomas Carlyle (translator), originally byJean Paul Friedrich Richter, The Campaner thal, and other writings, Life of Quintus Fixlein
    Synonyms:
    God's penny
  2. A coin carried or given for luck.
    • 'A kind harvest to you, John Dolan,' cried the postillion, 'and success to ye, Winny, with the quality. There's a luck-penny for the child to begin with,' added he, throwing the child a penny.1812, Maria Edgeworth, The Absentee, Chapter X

Questions about luck pennies

What is luck pennies the plural of?
Luck pennies is the plural of luck penny.

Words near luck pennies in the dictionary

  1. luck money
  2. luck of the devil
  3. luck of the draw
  4. luck of the Irish
  5. luck out
  6. luck pennies
  7. luck penny
  8. luck through
  9. luck-money
  10. luck-pennies
  11. luck-penny

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