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threepenny bit
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threepenny bit, thrupenny bit [ˈθrʌpnɪ -ənɪ ˈθrɛp-]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a twelve-sided British coin of nickel-brass, valued at three old pence, obsolete since 1971
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