tenpenny

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adjective

Having a value or cost of tenpence.

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Meanings

tenpenny1

adjectivetenpenny (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a value or cost of tenpence.
nountenpenny (plural tenpennies)

plural tenpennies

  1. archaicA coin worth ten pence.

    A course of eighteen lessons was paid for by two tenpennies.

    1825, Henry Blake, Letters from the Irish Highlands, page 311
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of tenpenny nail.

    Synonyms: ten-penny, ten penny

Tenpenny2

proper nounTenpenny (plural Tenpennys)

plural Tenpennys

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEllipsis of tenpenny nail.

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ten-pennyten penny

Origin

From ten + penny.

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APA

tenpenny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpenny

MLA

“tenpenny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpenny. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenpenny,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenpenny.

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