fourpenny

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UK/ˈfɔːpəni/

adjective

Costing fourpence.

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sized
OriginEnglish penny ← Middle English peny ← Old English peniġ →
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Meanings

fourpenny1

adjectivefourpenny (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableCosting fourpence.
nounfourpenny (plural fourpennies)

plural fourpennies

  1. A coin or stamp worth fourpence.

Fourpenny2

proper noun
  1. A hamlet in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8094).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveused of nail size; 1 1/2 in or 3.8 cm long

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sized

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Germanic*fedwōr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*feuwar
  4. Old Englishfēower
  5. Middle Englishfour
  6. Englishfour
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  8. Latinpatina
  9. Latinpanna?
  10. Latinpannus?
  11. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  13. Old Englishpeniġ
  14. Middle Englishpeny
  15. Englishpenny
  16. Englishfourpenny

From four + penny.

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APA

fourpenny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpenny

MLA

“fourpenny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpenny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourpenny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpenny.

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