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penny sweet

penny sweet noun: a small sweet (candy), historically sold for the price of one penny.

Noun

penny sweet (plural penny sweets)

  1. A small sweet (candy), historically sold for the price of one penny

Forms of penny sweet

pluralpenny sweets

Questions about penny sweet

What does penny sweet mean?
Penny sweet means a small sweet (candy), historically sold for the price of one penny.
What part of speech is penny sweet?
Penny sweet is a noun.
What is the plural of penny sweet?
The plural of penny sweet is penny sweets.

Words near penny sweet in the dictionary

  1. penny starver
  2. penny starvers
  3. penny sterling
  4. penny stock
  5. penny stocks
  6. penny sweet
  7. penny sweets
  8. penny tray
  9. penny trays
  10. penny universities
  11. penny university

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