Originally: a monetary unit and coin of the English (later British) currency equal to 1/12 of a… In singular.
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > penny (14) pennylOE Originally: a monetary unit and coin of the English (later British) currency equal to 1/12 of a… In singular. sterling1297 The English silver penny of the Norman and subsequent dynasties. Often in pound of sterlings, originally a pound weight of silver pennies… win1567 A penny. penny piece1797 (a) a piece of any commodity sold for a penny; (b) a piece of money of the value of a penny, a penny coin. dubbeltjie1822 A penny; in plural, money, pence. Cf. doublejee, n., etc. cross-penny1837 a (silver) penny bearing a cross (cf. cross, n. 19); a kreutzer. saltee1859 A penny. trident1898 An instrument or weapon with three prongs. esp. A three-pronged fish-spear or sceptre as the attribute of the sea-god Poseidon or Neptune, also… bun-penny1958 a penny showing the head of Queen Victoria with her hair worn in a bun. Subcategories:— local varieties of (2) — decimal penny (3) |
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