THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT

Meaning of THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT in English

A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

PENNY — ( pl pence pence; pennies pennies ) [A] n [Monet.] penny
Interlingua English vocab
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
UPRIGHT — I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūpriht, from ūp up + riht right — more at up …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENNY — ˈpenē, -ni noun ( plural pennies -ēz, -iz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English penny, peny, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — (n.) Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.
Английский словарь Webster
UPRIGHT — (a.) Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways.
Английский словарь Webster
UPRIGHT — (a.) In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
Английский словарь Webster
UPRIGHT — (n.) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the …
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (a.) Worth or costing one penny.
Английский словарь Webster
PENNY — (n.) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Английский словарь Webster
UPRIGHT — ( n. ) Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( n. ) Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — ( a. ) Worth or costing one penny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — — uprightly , adv. — uprightness , n. /up"ruyt', up ruyt"/ , adj. 1. erect or vertical, as in position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENNY — — pennied , adj. /pen"ee/ , n. , pl. pennies , ( esp. collectively for 2, 3 ) pence , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — I. ˈəp-ˌrīt adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. : perpendicular , vertical b. : erect in carriage or posture …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENNY — noun ( plural pennies -nēz ; or pence ˈpen(t)s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPRIGHT — adj conformable to moral rectitude. 2. upright ·adj stretched out face upward; flat on the back. 3. upright ·adj morally …
Webster English vocab
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
PENNY — adj worth or costing one penny. 2. penny ·noun ·see denarius. 3. penny ·noun any small sum or coin; a …
Webster English vocab
UPRIGHT — [up.right] adj (bef. 12c) 1 a: perpendicular, vertical b: erect in carriage or posture c: having the main axis or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPRIGHT — upright BrE AmE ˈʌp raɪt ˌ•ˈ• ▷ upright|ly li ▷ upright|ness nəs nɪs ▷ upright|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENNY — penn|y, Penn|y BrE AmE ˈpen |i ▷ penn|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ penny ˈ black BrE AmE ▶ ˌ penny …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — / ˈʌpraɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. ( of a person ) not lying down, and with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — / ˈpeni; NAmE / noun ( pl. pen·nies or pence ) HELP NOTE : In senses 1 and 2, pennies …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — I. up ‧ right 1 /ˈʌpraɪt/ BrE AmE adjective , adverb 1 . standing or sitting straight up sit/stand/walk upright …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENNY — pen ‧ ny S1 /ˈpeni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: penning , penig ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPRIGHT — adj. & n. --adj. 1 erect, vertical (an upright posture; stood upright). 2 (of a piano) with vertical strings. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPRIGHT — adj. & n. adj. 1 erect, vertical (an upright posture; stood upright). 2 (of a piano) with vertical strings. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1 a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — adj. & n. --adj. 1. erect, vertical (an upright posture; stood upright). 2 (of a piano) with vertical strings. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
PENNY — n. (pl. for separate coins -ies, for a sum of money pence) 1. a British coin and monetary unit equal …
Oxford English vocab
UPRIGHT — ( uprights) 1. If you are sitting or standing upright , you are sitting or standing with your back straight, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENNY — ( pennies, pence) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'pence' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an upstanding/upright citizen (= honest and responsible ) ▪ The rest of his family …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PENNY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES not cost (sb) a penny (= cost nothing ) ▪ Using the Internet, you can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
PENNY — [noun] [C] [plural] pence or p or pennies - the smallest unit of money in Britain of which there are …
Cambridge English vocab
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UPRIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Christian, Klavier, Samson post, Steinway, angelic, arrowlike, at attention, azimuth circle, baby grand, baluster, balustrade, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPRIGHT — Go upright; a word used by shoemakers, taylors and their servants, when any money is given to make them drink, …
Slang English vocab
PENNY — n. penny dreadful penny pincher penny pinching penny wise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UPRIGHT — I. adj. VERBS ▪ be , sit , stand ▪ rows of children sitting ~ at their desks ▪ come …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPRIGHT — n. 25B6; adjective an upright position : VERTICAL, perpendicular, plumb, straight (up), straight up and down, bolt upright, erect, on …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENNY — n. 25A0; a pretty penny (informal) A LOT OF MONEY, millions, billions, a king's ransom; informal a (small) fortune, lots/pots/heaps …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPRIGHT — adj. 1 erect, perpendicular, vertical, on end, straight up and down, plumb, stand-up, standing up, Brit upstanding Few upright columns …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPRIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) подпорка; колонна; стойка 2) сокр. от upright piano 2. прил. 1) вертикальный, прямой, отвесный 2) честный Syn …
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