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twopence
CIDE DICTIONARY
twopence, n.
A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
twopence, n. Brit.
1 the sum of two pence, esp. before decimalization.
2 colloq. (esp. with neg.) a thing of little value (don't care twopence).
1 the sum of two pence, esp. before decimalization.
2 colloq. (esp. with neg.) a thing of little value (don't care twopence).
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