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Meaning of FOURPENCE

Pronunciation:  'fowrpuns

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a former English silver coin worth four pennies
 

FOURPENCE is a 9 letter word that starts with F.

 

 Synonyms: groat
 
 See Also: coin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Four"pence\, n.
1. A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.

2. A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half
   real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.

 

 

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