TENPENCE

tenpence

(noun) a decimal coin worth ten pennies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tenpence (plural tenpences)

(obsolete, British, Irish) A coin worth ten old pence.

(rare, British, Irish) A coin worth ten new pence.

(obsolete, British, Irish) The value of ten old pence.

Source: Wiktionary



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