单词 | twopence |
释义 | twopence /tup"euhns/, n. , pl. twopence, twopences for 2-4. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Brit. a sum of two pennies. 2. a bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971. 3. a former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III. 4. a former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662. 5. a trifle. Also, tuppence. [1400-50; late ME two pens; see TWO, PENCE] |
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