fippenny bit

noun

The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar.

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Meanings

nounfippenny bit (plural fippenny bits)

plural fippenny bits

  1. PennsylvaniaUSobsoletelocationThe Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar.
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