Sixpence

2 definitions found

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

  Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}.
     An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a
     shilling, or about twelve cents.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sixpence
       n : a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not
           minted since 1970 [syn: {tanner}]