Complete Definition of "sixpence"

English
Image:6d_1787.jpg|thumb|right|200px|British sixpence coins (1787)

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sixpence.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun
#obsolete,British a coin worth six old pennies; a tanner
#:Have you gor two sixpences for a shilling?
#obsolete,British the value of six old pennies
#:Finest Apple's sixpence each.

Derived terms
on a sixpence

category:Currency

ru:sixpence
te:sixpence
vi:sixpence

Revision and Credits for"sixpence"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.