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thruppenny

thruppenny noun: threepence.

Noun

thruppenny (plural thruppennies)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated, informal) threepence

Forms of thruppenny

pluralthruppennies

Questions about thruppenny

What does thruppenny mean?
Thruppenny means threepence.
What part of speech is thruppenny?
Thruppenny is a noun.
What is the plural of thruppenny?
The plural of thruppenny is thruppennies.

Words near thruppenny in the dictionary

  1. thruples
  2. Thrupp
  3. thruppence
  4. thruppences
  5. thruppennies
  6. thruppenny
  7. thruppeny
  8. thrupple
  9. Thrupps
  10. thruput
  11. thruputs

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