单词	threepence
释义	threepence /ˈθrɛp(ə)ns / /ˈθrʌp(ə)ns/ noun British The sum of three pence, especially before decimalization (1971).For the privilege of a few turns on his invention, Bob charged everyone outside the family threepence, but the volunteer got to have a free ride by lifting his legs as the speed increased and they whirled dizzily round and round.... Subscriptions were moderate: the usual charge was between half a guinea and a guinea a year, and there were often facilities for borrowing books at the rate of a penny a volume or threepence for the usual three-volume novel. He had to give threepence for a copy of that paper.
随便看	double fault double feature double figures double first double flat double-fronted double fugue double-glaze double glazing Double Gloucester double-handed double harness double-headed double-header double helix double-hung double indemnity double jeopardy double-jointed double-jointedness double-knit double knitting double lock double meaning double napoleon

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