threepennyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈθrɛp(ə)ni/,

/ˈθrɛpn̩i/,

/ˈθrɪp(ə)ni/,

/ˈθrɪpn̩i/,

/ˈθrʌp(ə)ni/,

/ˈθrʌpn̩i/,

/ˈθrʊp(ə)ni/,

/ˈθrʊpn̩i/, U.S.

/ˈθriˌpɛni/,

/ˈθrɛp(ə)ni/,

/ˈθrɪp(ə)ni/,

/ˈθrəp(ə)ni/

Forms: see three adj. and penny n.; also late Middle English iij peny, late Middle English iij penye.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: three adj., penny n.

Etymology: < three adj. + penny n.

A. adj.

1. Of the value or price of threepence.

a. threepenny nail n. a nail of the size which originally cost threepence a hundred. (See penny n. 5.)

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > specific price or size of nail

tenpenny nail1426

threepenny nail1429

fourpenny nail1481

sixpenny nail1486

fives1629

forty-penny nail1769

tenpenny1820

1429–30 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 73 Also for d^ciij peny nayll, j d ob.

1481 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 320 Unum centum et dimidium de threpeny nayl', ad valentiam iiij d.; et de dimidio centum de forpeny nayl', ad valentiam de ij d.

1484 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 120 Item, for ij c di. iiij penye nayle, x d. Item, for di. c v d nayle, ij d ob. Item, for di. a c iij penye nayle, j d ob.

1486 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 16 ccc iij peny nailes ix^d.

1494–5 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 43 De clauis vocatis threpenynayle precii centene iij d.

b. threepenny bit (bit n.² 10b), threepenny piece = threepence n. 2; also figurative (in reference to the size of the silver coin) something very small. Also elliptically threepenny.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of 3d

quarter-shilling1561

threepence1589

trip1600

threepenny piece1691

thrip1699

thrums1699

thruppence1895

trey-bit1898

trey1907

tray1910

trizzie1920

Joey1936

trey-point-

1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 47 A Leaf as broad as a Threepenny Piece.

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 311 Pieces of..bone, varying in size from that of a threepenny-piece to half-a-crown.

1884 W. Black in Harper's Mag. Dec. 21/2 A small threepenny-bit of a creature.

1892 A. Maclaren Paul's Prayers (1893) 289 Only a threepenny bit and not a talent.

1905 Daily Chron. 8 Nov. 6/7 Threepennies, indeed, are as characteristic of the provinces as the farthing is peculiar to London.

c. Costing or involving an outlay of threepence.

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [adjective] > specific prices

sixpenny1591

fourpenny1597

eight-penny1598

twelvepenny1609

six-shilling1631

ninepenny1632

seven1643

threepenny1698

sevenpenny1712

fivepenny1799

shilling gallery1801

1698 S. Crisp Christ Exalted 55 No more shaken than a pair of Three-penny Bellows can shake down the Monument.

1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 17 Feb. (1948) II. 622 I play putt threepenny Ombre.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 126 The letter which had arrived by the three-penny post from Hackney.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 25 Apr. 7/3 The 7.3 from Hoe-street, Walthamstow, commonly known as ‘the last threepenny train’ (largely used by workmen).

d. transferred. Of or pertaining to threepence or to something worth threepence; able or willing to pay threepence.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > specific values

twopenny1532

sixpenny1592

fourpenny1597

threepenny1627

ninepenny1632

ten-pound1673

two-bit1802

four-figure1842

million-dollar1854

two-cent1859

thousand-guinea1894

thruppence1895

five-figure1971

six-figure1971

society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > payment of specific amount

penny-a-week1828

threepenny1898

1627 J. Taylor Armado sig. A7 Some Men (being borne vnder a three peny planet) can neither by paines..or any industry bee worth a groat.

1895 Daily News 13 Dec. 7/1 Consigned to the threepenny boxes of the second-hand booksellers.

1898 Daily Chron. 14 Oct. 3/4 What in magazine parlance may be called..the ‘threepenny’ public.

1899 J. Pennell in Fortn. Rev. 65 113 It is useless to discuss any matter with the threepenny populace.

2. figurative as a disparaging epithet: Of little worth; trifling, paltry, cheap, worthless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible

unworthlyc1230

wretcha1250

seely1297

vilec1320

not worth a cress (kerse)1377

the value of a rushc1380

threadbarec1412

wretched1450

miserable?a1513

rascal1519

prettya1522

not worth a whistlea1529

pegrall1535

plack1539

pelting1540

scald1542

sleeveless1551

baggage1553

paltering1553

piddling1559

twopenny1560

paltry1565

rubbish1565

baggagely1573

pelfish1577

halfpenny1579

palting1579

baubling1581

three-halfpenny1581

pitiful1582

triobolar1585

squirting1589

not worth a lousea1592

hedge1596

cheap1597

peddling1597

dribbling1600

mean1600

rascally1600

three-farthingc1600

draughty1602

dilute1605

copper1609

peltry?a1610

threepenny1613

pelsy1631

pimping1640

triobolary1644

pigwidgeon1647

dustya1649

fiddling1652

puddlinga1653

insignificant1658

piteous1667

snotty1681

scrubbed1688

dishonourable1699

scrub1711

footy1720

fouty1722

rubbishing1731

chuck-farthing1748

rubbishy1753

shabby1753

scrubby1754

poxya1758

rubbishly1777

waff-like1808

trinkety1817

meanish1831

one-eyed1843

twiddling1844

measly1847

poking1850

picayunish1852

vild1853

picayune1856

snide1859

two-cent1859

rummagy1872

faddling1883

finicking1886

slushy1889

twopence halfpenny1890

jerk1893

pissy1922

crappy1928

two-bit1932

piddly1933

chickenshit1934

pissing1937

penny packet1943

farkakte1960

pony1964

gay1978

1613 S. Rowlands Four Knaves (Percy Soc.) 47 Like threepenie watch-men..Each with a rustie browne-bill in his hand.

1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 76 Such men..were permitted to excommunicate for a threepeny matter.

1823 W. Scott Peveril III. iv. 84 Down to that three-penny baggage, Mistress Nelly.

B. n.

A length of rod used in basket-making.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > rods for basket making

tack1912

threepenny1912

1912 T. Okey Introd. Art of Basket-making vii. 76 Some Luke, Long Small and Threepenny will be needed, and a few small two yearling sticks.

1953 A. G. Knock Willow Basket-work (ed. 5) 9 Three feet, Tacks;..six feet, Threepenny.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	threepenny
释义	threepennyadj.n. Brit. /ˈθrɛp(ə)ni/, /ˈθrɛpn̩i/, /ˈθrɪp(ə)ni/, /ˈθrɪpn̩i/, /ˈθrʌp(ə)ni/, /ˈθrʌpn̩i/, /ˈθrʊp(ə)ni/, /ˈθrʊpn̩i/, U.S. /ˈθriˌpɛni/, /ˈθrɛp(ə)ni/, /ˈθrɪp(ə)ni/, /ˈθrəp(ə)ni/ Forms: see three adj. and penny n.; also late Middle English iij peny, late Middle English iij penye. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: three adj., penny n. Etymology: < three adj. + penny n. A. adj. 1. Of the value or price of threepence. a. threepenny nail n. a nail of the size which originally cost threepence a hundred. (See penny n. 5.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > nail > specific price or size of nail tenpenny nail1426 tenpenny nail1426 threepenny nail1429 fourpenny nail1481 sixpenny nail1486 fives1629 forty-penny nail1769 tenpenny1820 1429–30 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 73 Also for d^ciij peny nayll, j d ob. 1481 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 320 Unum centum et dimidium de threpeny nayl', ad valentiam iiij d.; et de dimidio centum de forpeny nayl', ad valentiam de ij d. 1484 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 120 Item, for ij c di. iiij penye nayle, x d. Item, for di. c v d nayle, ij d ob. Item, for di. a c iij penye nayle, j d ob. 1486 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 16 ccc iij peny nailes ix^d. 1494–5 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 43 De clauis vocatis threpenynayle precii centene iij d. b. threepenny bit (bit n.² 10b), threepenny piece = threepence n. 2; also figurative (in reference to the size of the silver coin) something very small. Also elliptically threepenny. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of 3d quarter-shilling1561 threepence1589 trip1600 threepenny piece1691 thrip1699 thrums1699 thruppence1895 trey-bit1898 trey1907 tray1910 trizzie1920 Joey1936 trey-point- 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 47 A Leaf as broad as a Threepenny Piece. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 311 Pieces of..bone, varying in size from that of a threepenny-piece to half-a-crown. 1884 W. Black in Harper's Mag. Dec. 21/2 A small threepenny-bit of a creature. 1892 A. Maclaren Paul's Prayers (1893) 289 Only a threepenny bit and not a talent. 1905 Daily Chron. 8 Nov. 6/7 Threepennies, indeed, are as characteristic of the provinces as the farthing is peculiar to London. c. Costing or involving an outlay of threepence. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [adjective] > specific prices sixpenny1591 fourpenny1597 eight-penny1598 twelvepenny1609 six-shilling1631 ninepenny1632 seven1643 threepenny1698 sevenpenny1712 fivepenny1799 shilling gallery1801 1698 S. Crisp Christ Exalted 55 No more shaken than a pair of Three-penny Bellows can shake down the Monument. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 17 Feb. (1948) II. 622 I play putt threepenny Ombre. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 126 The letter which had arrived by the three-penny post from Hackney. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 25 Apr. 7/3 The 7.3 from Hoe-street, Walthamstow, commonly known as ‘the last threepenny train’ (largely used by workmen). d. transferred. Of or pertaining to threepence or to something worth threepence; able or willing to pay threepence. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [adjective] > specific values twopenny1532 sixpenny1592 fourpenny1597 threepenny1627 ninepenny1632 ten-pound1673 two-bit1802 four-figure1842 million-dollar1854 two-cent1859 thousand-guinea1894 thruppence1895 five-figure1971 six-figure1971 society > trade and finance > payment > [adjective] > payment of specific amount penny-a-week1828 threepenny1898 1627 J. Taylor Armado sig. A7 Some Men (being borne vnder a three peny planet) can neither by paines..or any industry bee worth a groat. 1895 Daily News 13 Dec. 7/1 Consigned to the threepenny boxes of the second-hand booksellers. 1898 Daily Chron. 14 Oct. 3/4 What in magazine parlance may be called..the ‘threepenny’ public. 1899 J. Pennell in Fortn. Rev. 65 113 It is useless to discuss any matter with the threepenny populace. 2. figurative as a disparaging epithet: Of little worth; trifling, paltry, cheap, worthless. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible unworthlyc1230 wretcha1250 seely1297 vilec1320 not worth a cress (kerse)1377 the value of a rushc1380 threadbarec1412 wretched1450 miserable?a1513 rascal1519 prettya1522 not worth a whistlea1529 pegrall1535 plack1539 pelting1540 scald1542 sleeveless1551 baggage1553 paltering1553 piddling1559 twopenny1560 paltry1565 rubbish1565 baggagely1573 pelfish1577 halfpenny1579 palting1579 baubling1581 three-halfpenny1581 pitiful1582 triobolar1585 squirting1589 not worth a lousea1592 hedge1596 cheap1597 peddling1597 dribbling1600 mean1600 rascally1600 three-farthingc1600 draughty1602 dilute1605 copper1609 peltry?a1610 threepenny1613 pelsy1631 pimping1640 triobolary1644 pigwidgeon1647 dustya1649 fiddling1652 puddlinga1653 insignificant1658 piteous1667 snotty1681 scrubbed1688 dishonourable1699 scrub1711 footy1720 fouty1722 rubbishing1731 chuck-farthing1748 rubbishy1753 shabby1753 scrubby1754 poxya1758 rubbishly1777 waff-like1808 trinkety1817 meanish1831 one-eyed1843 twiddling1844 measly1847 poking1850 picayunish1852 vild1853 picayune1856 snide1859 two-cent1859 rummagy1872 faddling1883 finicking1886 slushy1889 twopence halfpenny1890 jerk1893 pissy1922 crappy1928 two-bit1932 piddly1933 chickenshit1934 pissing1937 penny packet1943 farkakte1960 pony1964 gay1978 1613 S. Rowlands Four Knaves (Percy Soc.) 47 Like threepenie watch-men..Each with a rustie browne-bill in his hand. 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 76 Such men..were permitted to excommunicate for a threepeny matter. 1823 W. Scott Peveril III. iv. 84 Down to that three-penny baggage, Mistress Nelly. B. n. A length of rod used in basket-making. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > treated or processed textiles > [noun] > rods for basket making tack1912 threepenny1912 1912 T. Okey Introd. Art of Basket-making vii. 76 Some Luke, Long Small and Threepenny will be needed, and a few small two yearling sticks. 1953 A. G. Knock Willow Basket-work (ed. 5) 9 Three feet, Tacks;..six feet, Threepenny. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1429
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