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sixteenpenny

[ siks-teen-pen-ee ]

adjective

  1. noting a nail 3½ inches (9 centimeters) long. : 16d


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Example Sentences

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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