ninepenny

American  

[nahyn-pen-ee, nahyn-puh-nee] / ˈnaɪnˌpɛn i, ˈnaɪn pə ni /

adjective

1. noting a nail 2.75 inches (7 centimeters) long. 9d

2. of the value of ninepence.

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Etymology

Origin of ninepenny

First recorded in 1820–30; nine + penny

Example Sentences

He caught the eye of a barmaid, and she seemed to be saying to him sternly: 'If you think you can occupy this place all night on a ninepenny drink, you are mistaken.

From A Great Man A Frolic by Bennett, Arnold

Then we passed shuddering by many vacant booths that had once resounded with the revelry of ninepenny teas and the gingerbeer cork's staccato, and their forms were piled together and their trestles overturned.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Tuesday, 25th.–Note from Lady Amberly as I sat sewing on my ninepenny dress.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May

That is to say, Mr. Hearty had taken off a halfpenny a pound from his tenpenny apples, and Mr. Black three farthings a bottle from his one and ninepenny lemon-squash.

From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George

Thinking it would make no difference to such a gorgeous young sybarite as Marden, I took the liberty of ordering ninepenny creams this time.

From The Story of a Bad Boy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey