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noun
The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, Irish, obsolete, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: tanner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coin
History
From six + pence.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
