"fippenny bit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fippenny bits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fippenny bit (plural fippenny bits)
  1. (obsolete, US, Pennsylvania region) The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar. Tags: Pennsylvania, US, obsolete Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-fippenny_bit-en-noun-yxgX0ug7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: location, region

Inflected forms

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