"ninepence" meaning in All languages combined

See ninepence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ninepences [plural]
Etymology: From nine + pence. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nine|pence}} nine + pence Head templates: {{en-noun}} ninepence (plural ninepences)
  1. (obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies. Tags: British, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-ninepence-en-noun-g17H2q0t Disambiguation of Coins: 43 39 18 Categories (other): British English
  2. (obsolete, British) Nine old pennies. Tags: British, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins, Nine
    Sense id: en-ninepence-en-noun-dMmnIAJO Disambiguation of Coins: 43 39 18 Disambiguation of Nine: 24 55 21 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 47 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 48 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 48 25
  3. (obsolete, New England) A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents. Tags: New-England, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-ninepence-en-noun-uduanMeZ Disambiguation of Coins: 43 39 18 Categories (other): New England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commendation ninepence, neat as ninepence, nice as ninepence, right as ninepence

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "commendation ninepence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "neat as ninepence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nice as ninepence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "right as ninepence"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From nine + pence.",
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          "text": "His wits were sent him for a token, \\ But in the carriage crack'd and broken. \\ Like commendation nine-pence, crookt \\ With—to and from my love—it lookt.",
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        "Nine old pennies."
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    },
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          "text": "His wits were sent him for a token, \\ But in the carriage crack'd and broken. \\ Like commendation nine-pence, crookt \\ With—to and from my love—it lookt.",
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        "(obsolete, British) Nine old pennies."
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