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sixteenpenny
[ siks-teen-pen-ee ]
adjective
- noting a nail 3½ inches (9 centimeters) long. : 16d
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sixteenpenny1
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In other words, from threepenny to tenpenny ¼" is added for each penny, but a twelvepenny nail is 3¼" long, a sixteenpenny nail is 3½" long, a twentypenny nail is 4" long.
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