fourpenny

1 of 2

adjective

four·​pen·​ny

-nē,

-ni,

British sometimes ˈfȯpni

: amounting to, worth, or costing fourpence

fourpenny

2 of 2

noun

"

: fourpence

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English fourepeny- (in fourepenynail), from four, foure four + peny penny

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