SIXPENNY


Meaning of SIXPENNY in English

/siks"pen'ee, -peuh nee/ , adj.

1. of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.

2. of trifling value; cheap; paltry.

3. noting a nail 2 in. (5 cm) long. Symbol: 6d

[ 1400-50; late ME; see SIX, -PENNY ]

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