TRUEPENNY

Noun

truepenny (plural truepennies)

(obsolete, sometimes, capitalized) An honest, reliable fellow.

Usage notes

• Not uncommonly used by literary authors as an echo of Shakespeare's usage in Hamlet, complete with the phrase Art thou there?.

Source: Wiktionary


True"-pen`ny, n.

Definition: An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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