- Worth or priced at threepence.
- Very small; trifling.
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threepenny
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The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long
Meaning #2:
costing 3 cents (United States) or 3 pence (Britain)
Meaning #3:
of trifling worth
Synonyms: sixpenny, twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny
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