fourpenny

[ fawr-pen-ee, -puh-nee, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌpɛn i, -pə ni, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

Carpentry.

noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long.
noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 centimeters) long. Symbol: 4d

British. of the amount or value of fourpence.

Origin of fourpenny

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English. See four, penny

Words nearby fourpenny

four old cat, four-on-the-floor, four-part, four-part harmony, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions, fourragère

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Example sentences from the Web for fourpenny

Put a little wax on the nail of the middle finger of the right hand, and take a fourpenny piece into the palm of the same hand.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
By an oversight a stereo of the penny value was dropped into the fourpenny plate and a fourpenny into the penny plate.
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime|Edward J. Nankivell
"I'd be happy to pay for a pint," said Mrs. Demijohn, fingering a fourpenny bit so that he might see it.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope
These you may long for, but you certainly will never find them in the fourpenny box.
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 13, 1892|Various

How does that agree with a fourpenny tax on a four-pound loaf of bread?
Through South Africa|Henry M. Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for fourpenny

fourpenny

/ (ˈfɔːpənɪ) /

adjective fourpenny one

British slang a blow, esp with the fist

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	fourpenny
释义	fourpenny [ fawr-pen-ee, -puh-nee, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌpɛn i, -pə ni, ˈfoʊr- / adjective Carpentry. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) long. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 centimeters) long. Symbol: 4d British. of the amount or value of fourpence. Origin of fourpenny First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English. See four, penny Words nearby fourpenny four old cat, four-on-the-floor, four-part, four-part harmony, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions, fourragère Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fourpenny Put a little wax on the nail of the middle finger of the right hand, and take a fourpenny piece into the palm of the same hand. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements\|Various By an oversight a stereo of the penny value was dropped into the fourpenny plate and a fourpenny into the penny plate. Stamp Collecting as a Pastime\|Edward J. Nankivell "I'd be happy to pay for a pint," said Mrs. Demijohn, fingering a fourpenny bit so that he might see it. Marion Fay\|Anthony Trollope These you may long for, but you certainly will never find them in the fourpenny box. Punch, Or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 13, 1892\|Various How does that agree with a fourpenny tax on a four-pound loaf of bread? Through South Africa\|Henry M. Stanley British Dictionary definitions for fourpenny fourpenny / (ˈfɔːpənɪ) / adjective fourpenny one British slang a blow, esp with the fist 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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