Ninepence

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  • n. A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.
  • n. Nine old pennies.
  • n. A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.
  • n. A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The sum of nine pennies.
  • n. In New England, a Spanish silver coin, the real (of Mexican plate), about equal in value to 9 pence of New England currency, or 12½ cents. The word is still occasionally used in reckoning.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a coin worth nine pennies
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