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sixpence

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six·pence  (skspns)
n.
1. A coin formerly used in Britain and worth six pennies.
2. The sum of six pennies.
sixpence
Noun
(formerly) a small British, Australian & New Zealand coin worth six old pennies, or 2¹⁄₂ pence
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Noun1.sixpence - a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
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Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
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But the Cat's-meat Man wasn't very rich and he only got sick once a year--at Christmas-time, when he used to give the Doctor sixpence for a bottle of medicine.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh View in context
He held the sixpence in the palm of his hand, and looking at it thoughtfully, spoke to us in English.
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Mary felt that she could have forgone this display of animal good temper, but seeing that Ralph, for some curious reason, took a pride in the sparrows, she bet him sixpence that he would not succeed.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
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