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luck penny

luck penny noun: a small sum of money given back for luck when paying.

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

Synonyms of luck penny

Forms of luck penny

pluralluck pennies
alternative formluck-penny
alternative formluckpenny

Questions about luck penny

What does luck penny mean?
Luck penny means a small sum of money given back for luck when paying.
What part of speech is luck penny?
Luck penny is a noun.
What is the plural of luck penny?
The plural of luck penny is luck pennies.

Words near luck penny in the dictionary

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

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