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nounthruppence (countable and uncountable, plural thruppences)
plural thruppences
- UKcountabledatedinformaluncountableThreepence.
"For thruppence you can buy one, full right to the brim."
1971, Richard Sinclair with Caravan, “Golf Girl”, in In the Land of Grey and Pink
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thruppence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thruppence
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“thruppence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thruppence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thruppence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thruppence.
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