† fenninfennyn.
Obsolete.
English names for the German coin pfennig, worth c1895 about a tenth of a penny.
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1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. Mm6 Tinne money called fennies.
1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour II. 103 In most of the king of Prussia's dominions, the moneys are expressed by crowns..grosses, and fennins.
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