Ninepence

2 definitions found

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

  Ninepence \Nine"pence\, n.; pl. {Ninepences}.
     1. An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.
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     2. A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly
        current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a


        half cents.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ninepence
       n : a coin worth nine pennies