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What (who) is Sixpence - definition
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6d; Sixpence (disambiguation); 6d (coin); Sixpence (coin)
sixpence
(sixpences)
A sixpence is a small silver coin which was used in Britain before the decimal money system was introduced in 1971. It was the equivalent of 2.5 pence. (BRIT)
N-COUNT
sixpence
¦ noun Brit.
1. a small coin worth six old pence (2 1/2 p), withdrawn in 1980.
2. the sum of six pence, especially before decimalization (1971).
Sixpence
·noun An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.
Examples of use of Sixpence
1. A supermarket is selling Christmas puddings with the sixpence attached to avoid a choking hazard.
2. It shows an old woman, seated, offering a sixpence to a group of children – presumably in exchange for a song. ‘SING A SONG FOR SIXPENCE‘ (1880)÷ Book cover by Randolph Caldecott.
3. One dead parrot later and the department turns on a sixpence and backs a ban.
4. Unlike puddings sold in Victorian times, the chain‘s puddings will come with sixpence pieces on separate pieces of card.
5. Here‘s a sixpence for you but your show isn‘t very good.‘ Grandpa then thinks: ‘That lady thinks I‘m a nigger.