Eighteenpence

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The monetary amount of eighteen pence. countable, uncountable

    "Paddy and I set aside eighteenpence for our beds, and spent threepence on the usual tea-and-two-slices, which we shared—an appetizer rather than a meal."

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"Paddy and I set aside eighteenpence for our beds, and spent threepence on the usual tea-and-two-slices, which we shared—an appetizer rather than a meal."

Etymology

From eighteen + pence.

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