- tenpenny
- adjective Date: 1592 amounting to, worth, or costing 10 pennies
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tenpenny
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Tenpenny — Ten pen*ny, a. Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake. See 2d {Penny}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tenpenny — Ten pen*ny, a. Denoting a size of nails. See 1st {Penny}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tenpenny — [ten′pen΄ē, ten′pə nē] adj. 1. worth ten (esp. Brit.) pennies 2. designating a nail three inches long … English World dictionary
Tenpenny — Recorded in several forms including Tenpenny, Twinpenny, Townpenny and Tunpenny, this very unusual surname is probably English, but perhaps of French origins. It would seem to be locational and possibly from the town of Tupigny in Flanders. It is … Surnames reference
tenpenny — I. pənē, ni; ˌpenē adjective Etymology: ten (I) + penny : amounting to, worth, or costing tenpence II. noun 1. : a tenpenny token or coin 2 … Useful english dictionary
Tenpenny Joke — Infobox musical artist Name = Tenpenny Joke Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = Flagicon|AUS Melbourne, Australia Genre = Rock Alternative Years active = 1997–present Label = Shock Records URL = [http://www.tenpennyjoke.com/ Official… … Wikipedia
tenpenny nail — noun a nail 3 inches long • Hypernyms: ↑nail * * * noun Etymology: so called from its original price per hundred : a nail 3 inches long * * * tenpenny nail noun 1. Formerly, a nail sold at tenpence a hundred 2. A large nail • • … Useful english dictionary
tenpenny — /ten pen ee, peuh nee/, adj. 1. noting a nail 3 in. (7.6 cm) in length. Symbol: 10d. 2. worth or costing 10 cents. [1400 50; late ME; see TEN, PENNY] * * * … Universalium
tenpenny — adjective Having a value or cost of tenpence … Wiktionary
tenpenny — ten·pen·ny … English syllables
