"penny-a-line" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=penny-a-line}} penny-a-line (not comparable)
  1. (of a writer) Paid at the rate of a penny per line. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-penny-a-line-en-adj-rWH5n8vk
  2. (of writing) Long-winded, verbose; superficial, of little literary value. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-penny-a-line-en-adj-6d0uc-la Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: penny-a-liner
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