tenpenny

[ ten-pen-ee, -puh-nee ]

/ ˈtɛnˌpɛn i, -pə ni /

adjective

noting a nail 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in length. Symbol: 10d.

worth or costing 10 cents.

Origin of tenpenny

A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at ten, penny

Words nearby tenpenny

tenosuture, tenosynovectomy, tenosynovitis, tenotomy, tenovaginitis, tenpenny, ten percenter, tenpin, tenpin bowling, tenpins, tenpounder

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Example sentences from the Web for tenpenny

He used a tenpenny nail and a hammer in the good old way to which he was brought up.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
William collects things—everything from tenpenny nails to teapots, I should say, and they're all there in his rooms.
Miss Billy's Decision|Eleanor H. Porter
From John Blane, during the same year, he purchased 2500 tenpenny nails and the same quantity of eightpenny nails.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins
They would not know how to exaggerate a broom-stick; for the life of them they could not exaggerate a tenpenny nail.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton

They gave forty tenpenny pieces to the piper and told him to throw the bodies into a hole far from the house.
Legends of Saints & Sinners|Douglas Hyde

British Dictionary definitions for tenpenny

tenpenny

/ (ˈtɛnpənɪ) /

adjective

(prenominal) US and Canadian (of a nail) three inches in length

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tenpenny
释义	tenpenny [ ten-pen-ee, -puh-nee ] / ˈtɛnˌpɛn i, -pə ni / adjective noting a nail 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in length. Symbol: 10d. worth or costing 10 cents. Origin of tenpenny A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at ten, penny Words nearby tenpenny tenosuture, tenosynovectomy, tenosynovitis, tenotomy, tenovaginitis, tenpenny, ten percenter, tenpin, tenpin bowling, tenpins, tenpounder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenpenny He used a tenpenny nail and a hammer in the good old way to which he was brought up. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London William collects things—everything from tenpenny nails to teapots, I should say, and they're all there in his rooms. Miss Billy's Decision\|Eleanor H. Porter From John Blane, during the same year, he purchased 2500 tenpenny nails and the same quantity of eightpenny nails. The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia\|C. Malcolm Watkins They would not know how to exaggerate a broom-stick; for the life of them they could not exaggerate a tenpenny nail. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens\|G. K. Chesterton They gave forty tenpenny pieces to the piper and told him to throw the bodies into a hole far from the house. Legends of Saints & Sinners\|Douglas Hyde British Dictionary definitions for tenpenny tenpenny / (ˈtɛnpənɪ) / adjective (prenominal) US and Canadian (of a nail) three inches in length Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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