Fourpence

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fourpence \Four"pence\, n.
     1. A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half
        real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fourpence
       n : a former English silver coin worth four pennies [syn: {groat}]