ninepence
ninepence noun: a former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
Noun
ninepence (countable and uncountable, plural ninepences)
- A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
- His wits were sent him for a token, \ But in the carriage crack'd and broken. \ Like commendation nine-pence, crookt \ With—to and from my love—it lookt.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]. Canto I.”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678...
- Nine old pennies.
- I had sold it to her that morning for ninepence; the real price was a shilling, but it was somewhat shopworn.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 137
- A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.
Forms of ninepence
| plural | ninepences |
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Origin of ninepence
From nine + pence.
Words formed from ninepence
- commendation ninepence
- neat as ninepence
- nice as ninepence
- right as ninepence
Questions about ninepence
- What does ninepence mean?
- Ninepence means a former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
- What part of speech is ninepence?
- Ninepence is a noun.
- What is the plural of ninepence?
- The plural of ninepence is ninepences.
Words near ninepence in the dictionary
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