ten|pen|ny

ten|pen|ny
ten|pen|ny «TEHN PEHN ee, -puh nee», adjective.
of the amount or value of tenpence: »

a tenpenny piece, tenpenny lace. A tenpenny nail is 3 inches long, and it is so called because originally the nails cost tenpence per hundred.


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