threepencen.

/ˈθrɪpəns/

/ˈθrɛpəns/

Etymology: < three adj. and n. + pence n., collective plural of penny n.

1. A sum of money equal in value to three pennies.

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society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > specific amounts of pence

sixpencec1380

twelvepencec1380

twopence1477

sevenpence1558

ninepence1568

twopence halfpenny16..

fippence1607

threepence1607

sicle1720

fourpence1852

fivepence-

1607 B. Jonson Volpone ii. ii. sig. E2 What monstrous..circumstance Is here, to get some three, or foure Gazets? Some three-pence, i'th whole.

1701 C. Cibber Love makes Man v. 50 Ang. Fortune, once again, is kind; but how it comes about— D. Lew. Does not signify Three-pence.

1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 12 In Pennsylvania an old law existed offering threepence a head for every squirrel destroyed.

2. Historical. A coin of this value, originally of silver, and later of nickel brass and dodecagonal in shape; a threepenny piece.At the time it was discontinued, the silver threepence was the smallest silver coin of Great Britain.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of 3d

quarter-shilling1561

threepence1589

trip1600

threepenny piece1691

thrip1699

thrums1699

thruppence1895

trey-bit1898

trey1907

tray1910

trizzie1920

Joey1936

trey-point-

1589 Hay any Work (1844) 11 A round threepence serueth the turn.

1675 London Gaz. No. 987/4 One Purse.., and therein..about 18 new Groats, Three-pences, and Two-pences.

1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 23 Jan. (1948) II. 606 Dr Prat & I..with Bp Cl...played at Ombre for threepences.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 284 I would venture the lowest stake of gentility, a silver three-pence, that [etc.].

1898 G. B. Rawlings Story Brit. Coinage 53 Edward VI coined..a silver crown, half-crown, sixpence, and threepence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	threepence
释义	threepencen. /ˈθrɪpəns//ˈθrɛpəns/ Etymology: < three adj. and n. + pence n., collective plural of penny n. 1. A sum of money equal in value to three pennies. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > specific amounts of pence sixpencec1380 twelvepencec1380 twopence1477 sevenpence1558 ninepence1568 twopence halfpenny16.. fippence1607 threepence1607 sicle1720 fourpence1852 fivepence- 1607 B. Jonson Volpone ii. ii. sig. E2 What monstrous..circumstance Is here, to get some three, or foure Gazets? Some three-pence, i'th whole. View more context for this quotation 1701 C. Cibber Love makes Man v. 50 Ang. Fortune, once again, is kind; but how it comes about— D. Lew. Does not signify Three-pence. 1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 12 In Pennsylvania an old law existed offering threepence a head for every squirrel destroyed. 2. Historical. A coin of this value, originally of silver, and later of nickel brass and dodecagonal in shape; a threepenny piece.At the time it was discontinued, the silver threepence was the smallest silver coin of Great Britain. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of 3d quarter-shilling1561 threepence1589 trip1600 threepenny piece1691 thrip1699 thrums1699 thruppence1895 trey-bit1898 trey1907 tray1910 trizzie1920 Joey1936 trey-point- 1589 Hay any Work (1844) 11 A round threepence serueth the turn. 1675 London Gaz. No. 987/4 One Purse.., and therein..about 18 new Groats, Three-pences, and Two-pences. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 23 Jan. (1948) II. 606 Dr Prat & I..with Bp Cl...played at Ombre for threepences. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 284 I would venture the lowest stake of gentility, a silver three-pence, that [etc.]. 1898 G. B. Rawlings Story Brit. Coinage 53 Edward VI coined..a silver crown, half-crown, sixpence, and threepence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1589
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