copeck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And Peter the Great also laid a tax upon beards in Russia: nobles’ beards were assessed at a rouble, and those of commoners at a copeck each.
From Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers by Clouston, William Alexander
It appeared his career was about over; he had seen his best days, everyone knew that he had not a copeck left in the world!
From Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
The adjacent land will be worth countless millions of roubles to a Government which has not had to pay a single copeck for it.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
Once in the market I had only one starling left, which I hawked about and finally sold for a copeck.
From The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories by Cannan, Gilbert
I purchased a number of blessings, as each beggar made the sign of the cross over me on receiving a copeck.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
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