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tuppennies

tuppennies is the plural of tuppenny.

Meaning of tuppenny

Noun

tuppenny (plural tuppennies)

  1. (UK, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence.
  2. (UK, dated, juvenile) In the children's game of leapfrog, the head (perhaps named from a tuppenny loaf).
    • A Lord High Chancellor is a personage of great dignity, who should never, under any circumstances, place himself in the position of being told to tuck in his tuppenny, except by noblemen of his own rank.1889, W. S. Gilbert, The Gondoliers

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Questions about tuppennies

What is tuppennies the plural of?
Tuppennies is the plural of tuppenny.

Words near tuppennies in the dictionary

  1. tuppence worths
  2. tuppence-worth
  3. tuppence-worths
  4. tuppences
  5. tuppenceworth
  6. tuppennies
  7. tuppenny
  8. tuppenny upright
  9. tuppenny uprights
  10. tuppenny-ha'penny
  11. Tupper

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