threepenny bit

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threepenny bit, thrupenny bit [ˈθrʌpnɪ -ənɪ ˈθrɛp-]

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a twelve-sided British coin of nickel-brass, valued at three old pence, obsolete since 1971

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a bit bit bit by bit three threepenny thrupenny bit			99 (454g) This is another beautifully presented pudding which comes in a muslin cloth and contains a traditional threepenny bit. Your Life: The pud, the bad and the yummy... daily Tried & Tested ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) From the natural beauty, to the sea of Ecuador hats and pretty dresses, to the attractive cigarette girl patrolling the posh enclosure before the first race (I considered taking up smoking), to the accurately named Threepenny Bit bar, there was a rewarding view wherever you looked. Horse Racing: Much for the eye to enjoy - but it is Moore who holds ... by The Racing Post (London, England) My dad used to tell me that when he was a child all he got was a comic, an orange and a threepenny bit if he was lucky - when times were particularly hard it was a penny. family: dorinda mccann by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Three-quarter length three-quarters three-ring circus Three-score three-seeded three-seeded mercury three-sided three-spined stickleback three-square three-toed sloth three-toed woodpecker Three-torque system of control Three-valved three-way three-way calling three-way switch three-wheel three-wheeled three-wheeler three-year-old three-year-old horse threefold threep threepence threepenny threepenny bit threescore threesome thremmatology Threne Threnetic Threnode threnode a Threnodist threnody threonine Threpe Threpsology thresh thresh about thresh out Thresh-fold thresher thresher shark thresher's lung threshing threshing floor threshing machine threshold threshold agreement threshold element			three-way switch three-way switch Three-way switch (how-to wire) Three-way switch (how-to wire) Three-way switch (how-to wire) Three-way switch (how-to wire) Three-way switch (how-to wire) Three-Week Knock Out three-wheel three-wheeled Three-wheeled vehicle three-wheeler Three-wheeler Scooter Rickshaw three-wheelers three-wire generator three-wire system Three-Year Budget Framework Three-Year Degree Course three-year-old three-year-old horse Threed Threed Threed threefold threefold threeling threep threepence threepences threepenny threepenny bit threepenny bits Threes Threes Threes threescore threesome threesome threesome Threesomes Threesomes Threespine stickleback Threeway Threeway Threlkeldia thremmatology Threne Threnetic Threnode Threnode threnode a threnodes threnodes threnodial threnodial threnodic threnodic threnodies threnodies threnodist threnodist

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