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(obsolete, idiomatic) To beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.
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Alternative form of bawbee [(Scotland, historical) A coin originally worth six pennies Scots, and later three; held equivalent to an English halfpenny.]
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(US, slang) The one-hundred-dollar bill of the United States of America, which features a portrait of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
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(historical) A ducat, an old Scottish coin worth 40 shillings.
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An old English game resembling pitchpenny.
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A small circular slice of food.
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(Cockney rhyming slang, archaic) A farthing.
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A 22-carat alloy of gold with copper or silver, introduced in England for gold crown coin manufacture in 1526.
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(thieves' cant, obsolete) Tenpence.
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Alternative form of eightpenny nail [(dated) A nail 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) in length.]
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Alternative form of eightpenny nail [(dated) A nail 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) in length.]
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(dated) A nail 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) in length.
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Canadian (slang, idiomatic) for the early 5 cent coins of that nation.
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Alternative form of fourpenny nail [(dated) A nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length.]
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Alternative form of fourpenny nail [(dated) A nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length.]
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(dated) A nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length.
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Alternative form of gantang [(Malaysia) An imperial gallon.]
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(obsolete) A metal, possibly lead or an alloy, formerly used as an inferior currency in Pegu.
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A brass weight used for measurement among the Akan people.
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(US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
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(UK, historical, archaic slang, countable and uncountable) A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.
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(UK, World War II) An airborne propaganda leaflet.
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Alternative spelling of nickel and dime [(US, idiomatic, colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.]
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(historical, attributive) Operated by a nickel, especially of an early jukebox or slot machine.
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(now historical) A penny-farthing bicycle.
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Alternative form of pianny
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Alternative form of pianny
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Alternative spelling of pennorth
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Alternative spelling of pennorth
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A leather loafer with an ornamental slotted leather band across the top where a coin is often placed.
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A small sweet (candy), historically sold for the price of one penny
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(Britain, Ireland) A shop selling household groceries, toys, gimmicks etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.
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(trademark) A British chain of pound shops.
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A penny.
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(US, informal) A bill valued at $1.
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Alternative form of sixpenny nail [(dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length.]
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Alternative form of sixpenny nail [(dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length.]
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(dated) A nail 2 inches (5.1 centimeters) in length.
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Alternative form of sixteenpenny nail [(dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length.]
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Alternative form of sixteenpenny nail [(dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length.]
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(dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-half inches (9 centimeters) in length.
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Alternative form of tenpenny nail [(dated) A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.]
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Alternative form of tenpenny nail [(dated) A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.]
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(dated) A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.
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Having a value or cost of thirty pence.
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Alternative form of twelvepenny nail [(dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length.]
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Alternative form of twelvepenny nail [(dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length.]
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(dated) A relatively large nail, three and one-quarter inches (8.25 centimeters) in length.
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(Britain, uncountable, obsolete) Ale sold for two pence per quart.
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(obsolete, UK, dialect) Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.
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