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thruppence

thruppence noun: threepence.

Noun

thruppence (countable and uncountable, plural thruppences)

  1. (UK, dated, informal) Threepence.
    • "For thruppence you can buy one, full right to the brim."1971, Richard Sinclair with Caravan, “Golf Girl”, in In the Land of Grey and Pink

Forms of thruppence

pluralthruppences

Questions about thruppence

What does thruppence mean?
Thruppence means threepence.
What part of speech is thruppence?
Thruppence is a noun.
What is the plural of thruppence?
The plural of thruppence is thruppences.

Words near thruppence in the dictionary

  1. thrupennies
  2. thrupenny
  3. thruple
  4. thruples
  5. Thrupp
  6. thruppence
  7. thruppences
  8. thruppennies
  9. thruppenny
  10. thruppeny
  11. thrupple

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