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sixpence
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sixpence has 1 sense
- sixpence(n = noun.possession) tanner - a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970; Array is a kind of coin
CIDE DICTIONARY
sixpence, n.
An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sixpence, n. Brit.
1 the sum of six pence, esp. before decimalization.
2 hist. a coin worth six old pence (21/2p).
1 the sum of six pence, esp. before decimalization.
2 hist. a coin worth six old pence (21/2p).
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