NINEPENCE

ninepence

(noun) a coin worth nine pennies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ninepence (plural ninepences)

(obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.

(obsolete, British) Nine old pennies.

(obsolete, New England) A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.

Source: Wiktionary


Nine"pence, n.; pl. Ninepences (.

1. An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.

2. A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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