"twopenny" meaning in English

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        "Cheap; worthless; petty."
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      "word": "twopenny-ha'penny"
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      "word": "twopenny rope"
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      "word": "Twopenny Tube"
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        "A coin or stamp worth two pence."
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        "(British, countable, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence."
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        "Ale sold for two pence per quart."
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        "(British, uncountable, obsolete) Ale sold for two pence per quart."
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