| 释义 |
ninepenny, n. and a.|ˈnaɪnpənɪ|
A. n.
1. A coin equal in value to nine pennies.
1830Scott Demonol. iv. 138, I have several pieces to show, consisting of ninepennies, thirteen-pence-halfpennies.
2. Ale that costs ninepence a gallon.
1886Hardy Mayor Casterbr. I. xiii. 160 I'm in such a low key with drinking nothing but small table ninepenny this last week or two.
B. adj.
1. Valued at or costing ninepence.
1894Outing XXIV. 371/1 At Wrexham I passed the night in a nine-penny room. 1898Westm. Gaz. 16 Feb. 3/1 A customer enters his shop and asks for ninepenny butter.
2. ninepenny marl = nine men's morris.
1826Hone Every-day Bk. II. 983 There is an ancient game, played by the ‘shepherds of Salisbury Plain,’..called ‘Ninepenny Marl’. |