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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence. historical

   "[…] I went for a night to a lodging-house in Bow, where the charge was only eightpence."

2. 2
   a coin worth eight pennies wordnet

Example

More examples

"[…] I went for a night to a lodging-house in Bow, where the charge was only eightpence."

Etymology

From eight + pence.

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