Associations to the word «Sixpenny»

Wiktionary

SIXPENNY, adjective. Worth six pennies.
SIXPENNY, noun. A publication costing sixpence.
SIXPENNY NAIL, noun. (dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length.

Dictionary definition

SIXPENNY, adjective. Of trifling worth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats