sixpence

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A former coin worth six old pennies; a tanner

Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?.

The value of six old pennies

Finest apples, sixpence each.

{n} a small silver coin, half a shilling
{i} British coin equal to two and a half new pence (formerly equal to six pence)
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
6 pence Tanner Popular small silvery coin, often hidden in Christmas puddings Replaced by 2½ new pence
A small cupronickel or silver coin signifying six pennies There were twelve pennies in one shilling in the old imperial system
A coin worth six old pennies; a tanner
An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents
A sixpence is a small silver coin which was used in Britain before the decimal money system was introduced in 1971. It was the equivalent of 2.5 pence. a small silver-coloured coin worth six old pennies, used in Britain in the past
Pre-decimal currency A coin worth six pennies equivalent to 2 5p today

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Sing a song of sixpence
a nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) which starts: Sing a song of sixpence,/A pocket full of rye;/Four-and-twenty blackbirds/Baked in a pie./When the pie was opened,/The birds began to sing,/Wasn't that a dainty dish/To set before the King?
Sixpence.
zack
on a sixpence
Within a very short distance

This car has excellent brakes that will stop it on a sixpence.

A sixpence
tanner
A sixpence
bender
sixpences
plural of sixpence
sixpence
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