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In some senses, twopenny is marked as dated, obsolete, slang, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
twopenny
noun 3adj 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
cold, frightening, little
VERB + TWOPENNY
tuck
TWOPENNY + NOUN
marquisates
PREP.
in
ADV.
then
Definitions
adj
1
Having a value or cost of twopence.
2
Cheap; worthless; petty.
A pretty degree of knighthood, sir, is that which can be bought with sugar-hogs-heads! and then your twopenny marquisates
As the door slammed Pete turned to Hally, fuming. "Can you tie that? A little twopenny cold frightening him off."
noun
1
A coin or stamp worth two pence.
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.
2
Ale sold for two pence per quart.
3
A person's head.
"It flew all to pieces; and didn't we get it! But look here, Merry, are you on?" "Yes; tuck in your twopenny." "No springing, mind."
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of trifling worth
- sixpenny
- threepenny
- tuppeny
- two-a-penny
- twopenny-halfpenny
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A pretty degree of knighthood, sir, is that which can be bought with sugar-hogs-heads! and then your twopenny marquisates
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As the door slammed Pete turned to Hally, fuming. "Can you tie that? A little twopenny cold frightening him off."
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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.
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"It flew all to pieces; and didn't we get it! But look here, Merry, are you on?" "Yes; tuck in your twopenny." "No springing, mind."
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