What does sevenpence mean?
Sevenpence means (UK, obsolete) The value of seven old pennies..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, obsolete) The value of seven old pennies..
A newspaper cost sevenpence; there were no national schools or Sunday schools, no penny publications, no penny postage, no railways, no gas, and no free libraries, and no free education!
"A Costermonger in this street," says Crabbe, "finding lately that his rope of onions, which he hoped would have brought a shilling, was to go for only sevenpence henceforth, burst forth into lamentation, execration and the most pathetic tears.
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Sevenpence means (UK, obsolete) The value of seven old pennies..
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A newspaper cost sevenpence; there were no national schools or Sunday schools, no penny publications, no penny postage, no railways, no gas, and no free libraries, and no free education!
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