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单词 fippenny bit
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fippenny bit

[ fip-uh-nee, fip-nee ]
/ ˈfɪp ə ni, ˈfɪp ni /

noun

the Spanish half real, the value of which was about six cents.
Also called fippenny piece .

Origin of fippenny bit

1795–1805, Americanism; assimilated variant of five-penny bit

Words nearby fippenny bit

Fiona, Fionn, fiord, fiorin, fioritura, fippenny bit, fipple, fipple flute, fiqh, fir, Firbank
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Example sentences from the Web for fippenny bit

  • I vote all them that can afford it may give a fippenny-bit apiece, an' say nothing about it to the boys that can't afford it.

    The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur
  • Sure, av ye were a raal gentleman ye'd be givin' a fippenny-bit to the gossoon there, that sarved you.

    Jack Hinton|Charles James Lever
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