| 单词 | elevenpenny bit |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselevenpenny bit elevenpenny n. combining form of eleven pence, as in elevenpenny bit: formerly, in the U.S., a coin of the value of twelve and a half cents; = levy n.2 ΚΠ 1807 C. W. Janson Stranger in Amer. xiv. 186 Beggars will also stipulate with you as to the sum they expect to be given them—they will name a quarter of a dollar, a nine-penny or eleven penny bit. 1826 New-Harmony (Indiana) Gaz. 3 May 256/2 There were many poor people that would have made the shirts for three elevenpenny bits apiece. 1842 Congr. Globe 9 July App. 699 The bones of the biggest statesman,..ground into dust, would not be worth an elevenpenny bit. 1859 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 2) Levy,..In..Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, the Spanish real..twelve and a half cents. Sometimes called an elevenpenny bit. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed ix. 182 The one-and-elevenpenny umbrella. < as lemmas |
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