sixpenny

[ siks-pen-ee, -puh-nee ]

adjective

1. of the amount or value of sixpence; costing sixpence.
2. of trifling value; cheap; paltry.
3. noting a nail 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. : 6d

sixpenny

/ ˈsɪkspənɪ /

adjective

1. prenominal (of a nail) two inches in length

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixpenny¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; six, penny ( def )

Example Sentences

Dreary as it was without, all was comfortable within-doors, and a cheery (one-and-sixpenny) fire crackled in the grate.

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And, even as the man who chatted to the author of the Sixpenny Guide said, Terry was only a few years before his time.

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Mr. Richard Chatburn, of Sprutts, issued three and sixpenny cards.

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Smolletts History of England was published in sixpenny numbers, and had an immediate sale of 20,000 copies.

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Styles was of the same opinion; but then he was only a member of the "Bull's-eye Bowmen," and Mr. Snuffmore's sixpenny whist club.

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