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See also:
Tenpenny
,
ten-penny
,
and
ten penny
Contents
1
English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Adjective
1.2.1
Derived terms
1.3
Noun
English
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Etymology
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From
ten
+
penny
.
Adjective
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tenpenny
(
not
comparable
)
Having a value or cost of
tenpence
.
Derived terms
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tenpenny nail
Noun
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tenpenny
(
plural
tenpennies
)
(
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
.
Ellipsis
of
tenpenny nail
.
Synonyms:
ten-penny
,
ten penny
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