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threepenny bit
/ -ənɪ; ˈθrɛp-; ˈθrʌpnɪ /
noun
- a twelve-sided British coin of nickel-brass, valued at three old pence, obsolete since 1971
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Example Sentences
He was a good-natured and honest man, though he did take bribes--from a threepenny bit up to a crown piece inclusive.
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She was grateful for the sixpence I gave her—having learnt wisdom, I reserved the threepenny bit—and I went on.
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I split its tongue with a threepenny bit the way it would talk, but devil the word it ever said for me.
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Their position is quite reasonable; nay, in a sense it is infinitely reasonable, just as a threepenny bit is infinitely circular.
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It came up, and it was very dusty—and under it we found my threepenny-bit that I lost ages ago, which shows what Eliza is.
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