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tenpenny

adjective ten·pen·ny \ˈten-ˈpe-nē, British -pə-nē\

Definition of TENPENNY

:  amounting to, worth, or costing 10 pennies
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First Known Use of TENPENNY

1592

Rhymes with TENPENNY

catchpenny, halfpenny, Kilkenny, pinchpenny, sixpenny, so many, threepenny, truepenny, twopenny

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tenpenny
  2. tenpenny nail
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