Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the British islands, the sum of fourpence, equal to one third of a shilling, or about eight cents of United States money.
- noun A small silver coin of this value, usually called a four-penny bit or four-penny piece, and sometimes a groat. See
groat and joey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.
- noun A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A former
British silver coin, worth four pence.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a former English silver coin worth four pennies
Etymologies
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Examples
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I send stamps for two shillings and fourpence, which is what I owe to you.
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A fip in Maryland was six and a quarter cents, called fourpence in
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A fip in Maryland was six and a quarter cents, called fourpence in Massachusetts.
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A fip in Maryland was six and a quarter cents, called fourpence in Massachusetts.
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I believe I've got one -- or fourpence, which is all the same. '
The Pillars of the House, V1 Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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I send stamps for two shillings and fourpence, which is what I owe to you.
The Last Chronicle of Barset Anthony Trollope 1848
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I asked this friend of mine how much there was to pay, and he said 'fourpence'.
The Path to Rome Hilaire Belloc 1911
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"There are in it twenty-three marks, one noble, three shillings and fourpence, which is a great treasure for one man to carry.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"There are in it twenty-three marks, one noble, three shillings and fourpence, which is a great treasure for one man to carry.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"There are in it twenty-three marks, one noble, three shillings and fourpence, which is a great treasure for one man to carry.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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