单词 | twopence |
释义 | twopence (once / 4559 pages) n WORD FAMILY twopence: twopences USAGE EXAMPLESAs I make it myself, I can offer to sell it at twopence per box, though doctors charge sixpence for a far inferior article. Davies, R. Rice, The Cambrian Sketch-Book—Tales, Sce...(2012) “Two, as far as you go,” she said, handing twopence to the conductor when he came up for the fares. MacKenzie, Compton, The Early Life and Adventures of Sy...(2012) He then proceeded to fill a revolving stand with other prints, which he sold at seven for sixpence, or, highly glazed, at twopence apiece. Onions, Oliver, Mushroom Town(2012) n a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies Syn|Hyper tuppence coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
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