ninepence

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English

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Etymology

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From nine +‎ pence.

Noun

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ninepence (plural ninepences)

  1. (obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
  2. (obsolete, British) Nine old pennies.
    • 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 137:
      I had sold it to her that morning for ninepence; the real price was a shilling, but it was somewhat shopworn.
  3. (obsolete, New England) A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.

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