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eightpence

n. (context historical currency English) A former coin worth eight pence.

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eightpence

n. a coin worth eight pennies

Usage examples of "eightpence".

Dolly handed her eightpence and plopped in the cube of sugar from her saucer.

Twopence a pint, fourpence a quart, eightpence a gallon of porter, no, one and fourpence a gallon of porter.

It seemed like a fortune but more than half was deducted for his food and then the officers' mess demand-ed a further levy of two shillings and eightpence a day to pay for wine, luxury foods, and the mess servants.