fourpenny
/fawr-pen-ee, -puh-nee, fohr-/US // ˈfɔrˌpɛn i, -pə ni, ˈfoʊr- //UK // (ˈfɔːpənɪ) //
四便士,四分钱,四钱,四笔钱
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Carpentry. noting a nail 1.5 inches long.noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches long. Symbol: 4d
- : British. of the amount or value of fourpence.
Examples
When I was a boy, such a thing was out of the question, as to each paper a fourpenny-halfpenny stamp was attached.
Leaving him I went in quest of a fourpenny lodging-house in the East End, and soon found one.
As to the "fourpenny doss," its discomforts are probably mainly owing to its inmates.
I went away a bit, thinking no more about it, and met a man I knew and we went into a public house and had a quart o' fourpenny.
The distribution took place "some years ago," when the fourpenny-piece was in circulation.
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