Meanings
nounsixpenny bit (plural sixpenny bits)
plural sixpenny bits · alternative sixpenny-bit
- historicalFormer (pre-decimalisation) British and Irish coins worth six old pennies.
Synonyms: sixpence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFormer (pre-decimalisation) British and Irish coins worth six old pennies.
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sixpenny bit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixpenny%20bit
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“sixpenny bit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixpenny%20bit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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