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tenpennies

tenpennies is the plural of tenpenny.

Meaning of tenpenny

Noun

tenpenny (plural tenpennies)

  1. (archaic) A coin worth ten pence.
    • A course of eighteen lessons was paid for by two tenpennies.1825, Henry Blake, Letters from the Irish Highlands, page 311

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Questions about tenpennies

What is tenpennies the plural of?
Tenpennies is the plural of tenpenny.

Words near tenpennies in the dictionary

  1. tenovaginitis
  2. tenoxicam
  3. tenpence
  4. tenpence to the shilling
  5. tenpences
  6. tenpennies
  7. tenpenny
  8. tenpenny nail
  9. tenpenny nails
  10. Tenpennys
  11. tenpercenteries

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