eightpenny

[ eyt-pen-ee ]

/ ˈeɪtˌpɛn i /

adjective

noting a nail 2½ inches (6.4 centimeters) long.

costing or amounting to the sum of eight pennies. Symbol: 8d

Origin of eightpenny

First recorded in 1490–1500; eight + penny (def. 6) (so called because originally one paid eight British pennies for a hundred nails; the term later referred to the size of the nail)

Words nearby eightpenny

eighth cranial nerve, eighthly, eighth note, eighth rest, eightieth, eightpenny, eights, eightsome reel, eight-spot, eight-track tape, eightvo

Example sentences from the Web for eightpenny

From John Blane, during the same year, he purchased 2500 tenpenny nails and the same quantity of eightpenny nails.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
The large fivepenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, and shilling often had unusually wide margins when perforated.
Peeps at Postage Stamps|Stanley Currie Johnson
Eightpenny finishing nails are the best, three in each board, the heads being driven in to admit of puttying.
Harper's Young People, July 12, 1881|Various

单词	eightpenny
释义	eightpenny [ eyt-pen-ee ] / ˈeɪtˌpɛn i / adjective noting a nail 2½ inches (6.4 centimeters) long. costing or amounting to the sum of eight pennies. Symbol: 8d Origin of eightpenny First recorded in 1490–1500; eight + penny (def. 6) (so called because originally one paid eight British pennies for a hundred nails; the term later referred to the size of the nail) Words nearby eightpenny eighth cranial nerve, eighthly, eighth note, eighth rest, eightieth, eightpenny, eights, eightsome reel, eight-spot, eight-track tape, eightvo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eightpenny From John Blane, during the same year, he purchased 2500 tenpenny nails and the same quantity of eightpenny nails. The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia\|C. Malcolm Watkins The large fivepenny, sixpenny, eightpenny, and shilling often had unusually wide margins when perforated. Peeps at Postage Stamps\|Stanley Currie Johnson Eightpenny finishing nails are the best, three in each board, the heads being driven in to admit of puttying. Harper's Young People, July 12, 1881\|Various
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