different between sixpence vs sixpenny

sixpence

English

Etymology

From six +? pence.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?s?ks.p?ns/

Noun

sixpence (countable and uncountable, plural sixpences)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
  2. (historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
    • 1994, Neil Gaiman, Mr. Punch:

Synonyms

  • tanner (colloquial)
  • lord, tester, tizzy, hog, sow's baby (each being slang and dated, archaic, or obsolete)

Derived terms

  • on a sixpence

sixpence From the web:

  • what sixpence are worth money
  • what sixpences are rare
  • what sixpence worth today
  • sixpence what is it worth
  • sixpenceee what happened
  • sixpence meaning
  • what does sixpence mean
  • what is sixpence in your shoe


sixpenny

English

Etymology

six +? penny

Adjective

sixpenny (not comparable)

  1. Worth six pennies.
  2. (dated) Cheap; worthless.

Derived terms

  • sixpenny nail

Related terms

  • sixpence

Noun

sixpenny (plural sixpennies)

  1. A publication costing sixpence.
  2. A stamp worth sixpence.

sixpenny From the web:

  • sixpenny meaning
  • what does sixpence mean
  • what is sixpenny
  • what is sixpenny piece
  • what does sixpenny bit mean
  • what is a sixpenny entrance
  • what tier is sixpenny handley
  • what shops in sixpenny handley
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like