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fourpence
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fourpence has 1 sense
- fourpence(n = noun.possession) groat - a former English silver coin worth four pennies; Array is a kind of coin
CIDE DICTIONARY
fourpence, n.
- A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat. [1913 Webster]
- A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents. [1913 Webster]
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