sixpenny

sixpenny
six·pen·ny

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  • Sixpenny — Six pen ny, a. Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sixpenny — [sikspen΄ē, sikspə nē] adj. 1. worth or costing sixpence 2. of small worth; cheap 3. designating a size of nails, usually two inches long …   English World dictionary

  • Sixpenny Handley — is a village in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles north east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 1,175 (2001).The village is popular for its various garden events throughout the year including the… …   Wikipedia

  • Sixpenny Handley (hundred) — Sixpenny Handley Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:*Cann *Compton Abbas *East Orchard *Fontmell Magna *Iwerne Minster *Melbury Abbas *Sixpenny Handley *West Orchardee alsoList of hundreds in …   Wikipedia

  • Sixpenny Library — Ernest Benn’s Sixpenny Library was a complete series of reference books published in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Altogether, the library included over one hundred and sixty volumes. The series was edited by William Rose, who solicited the… …   Wikipedia

  • sixpenny nail — noun a nail 2 inches long • Hypernyms: ↑nail * * * noun Etymology: Middle English sixpeny nail nail costing sixpence per hundred, from sixpeny sixpenny + nail : a nail about 2 inches long …   Useful english dictionary

  • sixpenny — adjective Date: 15th century costing or worth sixpence …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sixpenny — /siks pen ee, peuh nee/, adj. 1. of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence. 2. of trifling value; cheap; paltry. 3. noting a nail 2 in. (5 cm) long. Symbol: 6d [1400 50; late ME; see SIX, PENNY] * * * …   Universalium

  • sixpenny — adjective Worth six pennies. See Also: sixpence …   Wiktionary

  • sixpenny — adj. valued at 6 pennies, costing 6 cents; cheap, inexpensive …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sixpenny — adjective Brit. costing or worth six pence, especially before decimalization (1971) …   English new terms dictionary

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