"thruppence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thruppences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thruppence (countable and uncountable, plural thruppences)
  1. (British, informal, dated) Threepence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency) Tags: British, countable, dated, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Three
    Sense id: en-thruppence-en-noun-eWo-6QPF Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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