"twelvepenny" meaning in English

See twelvepenny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From twelve + penny. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|twelve|penny}} twelve + penny Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} twelvepenny (not comparable)
  1. Having a value or cost of twelvepence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-twelvepenny-en-adj-4-chNVeX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (archaic) Trifling; insignificant. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-twelvepenny-en-adj--KFZcmj6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: twelvepenny nail
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    },
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        "(archaic) Trifling; insignificant."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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