"nice as ninepence" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Corruption of nice as ninepins, from the neat and precise ordering of the skittles in the game of ninepins.",
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        "Perfectly all right; fine."
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        "(simile) Perfectly all right; fine."
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        "Neat, tidy, in order."
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  "etymology_text": "Corruption of nice as ninepins, from the neat and precise ordering of the skittles in the game of ninepins.",
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