I. -pənē, -ni; -ˌpenē adjective
Etymology: ten (I) + penny
: amounting to, worth, or costing tenpence
II. noun
1. : a tenpenny token or coin
2. Scotland : a child's reader formerly costing tenpence
I. -pənē, -ni; -ˌpenē adjective
Etymology: ten (I) + penny
: amounting to, worth, or costing tenpence
II. noun
1. : a tenpenny token or coin
2. Scotland : a child's reader formerly costing tenpence
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012