Associations to the word «Tenpence»

Wiktionary

TENPENCE, noun. (obsolete) (British) A coin worth ten old pennies.
TENPENCE, noun. (obsolete) (British) The value of ten old pennies.

Dictionary definition

TENPENCE, noun. A decimal coin worth ten pennies.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne