sixpenny

[ siks-pen-ee, -puh-nee ]

/ ˈsɪksˌpɛn i, -pə ni /

adjective

of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.

of trifling value; cheap; paltry.

noting a nail 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. Symbol: 6d

Origin of sixpenny

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see six, penny

Words nearby sixpenny

Six Nations Championship, six o'clock swill, six of one, half a dozen of the other, six-pack, sixpence, sixpenny, six-pointer, six-shooter, Six Sigma, six-spot, sixte

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Example sentences from the Web for sixpenny

They are discovered in the woods, in a cave, playing whist for sixpenny points.
They and I|Jerome K. Jerome
Towards eight o'clock (the hour at which the lecture was to begin), the sixpenny audience was still pouring in.
The Fallen Leaves|Wilkie Collins
But it looked rather more than a sixpenny pot, so I had a bit more to reduce.
For Fortune and Glory|Lewis Hough
Was the twenty-fourth part of a sixpenny loaf a day sufficient to satisfy her hunger?
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450|Various

There will always be some people toWell, you remember Dumas' comparison of the sixpenny and the six-shilling peaches.
The Inner Shrine|Basil King

British Dictionary definitions for sixpenny

sixpenny

/ (ˈsɪkspənɪ) /

adjective

(prenominal) (of a nail) two inches in length

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sixpenny
释义	sixpenny [ siks-pen-ee, -puh-nee ] / ˈsɪksˌpɛn i, -pə ni / adjective of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence. of trifling value; cheap; paltry. noting a nail 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. Symbol: 6d Origin of sixpenny First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see six, penny Words nearby sixpenny Six Nations Championship, six o'clock swill, six of one, half a dozen of the other, six-pack, sixpence, sixpenny, six-pointer, six-shooter, Six Sigma, six-spot, sixte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sixpenny They are discovered in the woods, in a cave, playing whist for sixpenny points. They and I\|Jerome K. Jerome Towards eight o'clock (the hour at which the lecture was to begin), the sixpenny audience was still pouring in. The Fallen Leaves\|Wilkie Collins But it looked rather more than a sixpenny pot, so I had a bit more to reduce. For Fortune and Glory\|Lewis Hough Was the twenty-fourth part of a sixpenny loaf a day sufficient to satisfy her hunger? Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450\|Various There will always be some people toWell, you remember Dumas' comparison of the sixpenny and the six-shilling peaches. The Inner Shrine\|Basil King British Dictionary definitions for sixpenny sixpenny / (ˈsɪkspənɪ) / adjective (prenominal) (of a nail) two inches in length Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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