TWOPENCE

twopence, tuppence

(noun) a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

twopence (countable and uncountable, plural twopences)

(British, Irish) A British or Irish coin worth two (old or new) pence.

(British, Irish) A cost or value of two pence.

(British, Irish) (by extension) A small amount or value.

Source: Wiktionary


Two"pence, n.

Definition: A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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