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Ninepence

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Nine´pence
n.1.An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.
2.A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.
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Noun1.ninepence - a coin worth nine pennies
coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money


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