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noun
A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Nine old pennies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-England, countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
a coin worth nine pennies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coin
History
From nine + pence.
