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单词 fivepenny
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fivepenny

[ fahyv-pen-ee ]
/ ˈfaɪvˌpɛn i /

adjective

noting a nail 1.75 inches (4.4 centimeters) long. Symbol: 5d
worth five pence.

Origin of fivepenny

First recorded in 1790–1800; five + penny (def. 6)

Words nearby fivepenny

five Ks, five-legged, Five Nations, Five Nations Championship, five o'clock shadow, fivepenny, fivepins, fiver, fives, five senses, five-speed
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Example sentences from the Web for fivepenny

  • A fip (the fivepenny bit of Pennsylvania currency) was a silver piece of the value of six and a quarter cents.

    Harper's Young People, March 29, 1881|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fivepenny

fivepenny
/ (ˈfaɪvpənɪ) /

adjective

(prenominal) US (of a nail) one and three-quarters of an inch 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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