Sixpence

Word SIXPENCE
Character 8
Hyphenation six pence
Pronunciations /ˈsɪks.pəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Sixpence"

What do we mean by sixpence?

A coin formerly used in Britain and worth six pennies. noun

The sum of six pennies. noun

An English silver coin of the value of six pence (about 12 cents); half of a shilling. noun

The value of six pence, or half a shilling; a slight value: sometimes used attributively. noun

In the United States, especially in New York, while the coin was in circulation, a Spanish half-real, of the value of 6¼ cents. noun

An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. noun

A former coin worth six old pence; a tanner. noun

The value of six old pence. noun

A small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 noun

The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.

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The word "sixpence" in example sentences

He went to a house that he knew of, and offered to chop some wood for sixpence, and with _that sixpence_ he bought the pipes. ❋ Favell Lee Mortimer (1840)

A YOUNG spendthrift being apprised that he had given a shilling when sixpence would have been enough, remarked that "He knew no difference between a _shilling_ and _sixpence_." ❋ Mark Lemon (1839)

"They like things to be neat and new, and that sixpence is bent." ❋ Unknown (1910)

"A sixpence is a tanner, and a shilling a bob; but what a pony is I don't know." ❋ Unknown (1904)

Juries also disliked convicting when the penalty for coining sixpence was the same as the penalty for killing a mother. ❋ Leslie Stephen (1868)

"Do you mean thieves 'slang -- cant? no, I don't speak cant, I don't like it, I only know a few words; they call a sixpence a tanner, don't they?" ❋ George Henry Borrow (1842)

I only know a few words; they call a sixpence a tanner, don't they? ' ❋ George Henry Borrow (1842)

“A sixpence is a tanner, and a shilling a bob; but what a pony is I don’t know.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

‘Do you mean thieves’ slang — cant? no, I don’t speak cant, don’t like it, I only know a few words; they call a sixpence a tanner, don’t they?’ ❋ Unknown (2004)

I have played him and beat him; and a sixpence is my spoil and just reward. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They want us to pay sixpence, that is one shilling a day. ❋ Alan Paton (1948)

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