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English
Etymology
From two + penny.
Adjective
twopenny (not comparable)
- Having a value or cost of twopence.
- Cheap; worthless; petty.
1940, Woman's Home Companion, volume 67, numbers 1-4, page 134:As the door slammed Pete turned to Hally, fuming. "Can you tie that? A little twopenny cold frightening him off."
Noun
twopenny (countable and uncountable, plural twopennies)
- (British, countable, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence.
1852, Edward Litt L. Blanchard, Freaks and follies of fabledom, page 93:When the Gauls attacked Rome, he hit upon the plan of pelting the soldiers with twopennies to make them believe they had plenty to eat.
- (British, uncountable, obsolete) Ale sold for two pence per quart.
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