Wiktionary
eightpenny
a. Having a value or cost of eightpence.
WordNet
eightpenny
adj. used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long
Usage examples of "eightpenny".
For the eightpenny dinners were the scorn of the neighbourhood, and strangers were rare in the wine shop of Emil Sachs.
He nodded, took an eightpenny nail out, tapped it into place, and drove it with three hammer swings.