tenpenny

See also: Tenpenny, ten-penny, and ten penny

English

Etymology

ten +‎ penny

Adjective

tenpenny (not comparable)

1. Having a value or cost of tenpence.

Derived terms

• tenpenny nail

Noun

tenpenny (plural tenpennies)

1. (archaic) A coin worth ten pence.
   • 1825, Henry Blake, Letters from the Irish Highlands, page 311:

     A course of eighteen lessons was paid for by two tenpennies.

2. Ellipsis of tenpenny nail.

   Synonyms: ten-penny, ten penny