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ninepences

ninepences is the plural of ninepence.

Meaning of ninepence

Noun

ninepence (countable and uncountable, plural ninepences)

  1. (UK, obsolete) 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...
  2. (UK, obsolete) 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
  3. (New-England, obsolete) A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.

Questions about ninepences

What is ninepences the plural of?
Ninepences is the plural of ninepence.

Words near ninepences in the dictionary

  1. nineling
  2. ninelings
  3. nineman
  4. nineness
  5. ninepence
  6. ninepences
  7. ninepennies
  8. ninepenny
  9. ninepin
  10. ninepin bowl
  11. ninepin bowls

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