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单词 sixpenny
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Definition of sixpenny in English:

sixpenny

adjective ˈsɪkspəni
British
  • attributive Costing or worth six pence, especially before decimalization (1971).

    (尤指1971年货币十进位制之前的)六便士的;值六便士的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I bought a sixpenny box: Camembert never tasted so good again.
    • Elocution became a public and private pursuit as sixpenny manuals such as the Honourable Henry H's book sold thousands of copies.
    • Woolworth's was a threepenny and sixpenny store then.
    • Toy horse and foot soldiers came in sixpenny or ninepenny boxes.
    • Penguin Books began a revolution in publishing with their sixpenny pocket paperbacks, and included in their early lists an edition of Shakespeare.
    • She takes out a sixpenny piece and presses it into his warm little palm closing her fingers over the money, her fingers over his.

Definition of sixpenny in US English:

sixpenny

adjective
British
  • attributive Costing or worth six pence, especially before decimalization (1971).

    (尤指1971年货币十进位制之前的)六便士的;值六便士的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Elocution became a public and private pursuit as sixpenny manuals such as the Honourable Henry H's book sold thousands of copies.
    • She takes out a sixpenny piece and presses it into his warm little palm closing her fingers over the money, her fingers over his.
    • Toy horse and foot soldiers came in sixpenny or ninepenny boxes.
    • Penguin Books began a revolution in publishing with their sixpenny pocket paperbacks, and included in their early lists an edition of Shakespeare.
    • I bought a sixpenny box: Camembert never tasted so good again.
    • Woolworth's was a threepenny and sixpenny store then.
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