threepenny
IPA: θrˈipɛni
noun
- A stamp worth three pence.
adjective
- Having a value or cost of threepence.
- Of little worth; mean; vulgar.
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Examples of "threepenny" in Sentences
- The reward for this service was a silver threepenny piece.
- In the 2006 season, the production will be the The Threepenny Opera.
- In 1851 he designed the Threepenny Beaver, the first Canadian postage stamp.
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