Usually means: Nail size, approximately three inches.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word tenpenny:

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  1. tenpenny: Merriam-Webster
  2. tenpenny: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Tenpenny, tenpenny: Wordnik
  4. tenpenny: Wiktionary
  5. tenpenny: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. tenpenny: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Tenpenny, tenpenny: Dictionary.com
  8. Tenpenny (disambiguation), Tenpenny: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Tenpenny: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. tenpenny: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Tenpenny: Rhymezone
  12. Tenpenny: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. tenpenny: FreeDictionary.org
  14. tenpenny: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. tenpenny: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Tenpenny: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (tenpenny)

adjective:  Having a value or cost of tenpence.
noun:  (archaic) A coin worth ten pence.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  Ellipsis of tenpenny nail. [(dated) A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.]

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