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Meaning of fipenny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɪpəni

Definitions

  1. A fivepenny; a fivepenny bit.
    historical
  2. A flick-knife.
    slang

Examples

“On the Ash Wednesday, when we had holiday from school, I trotted into Town on my own⟳ and walked into the Old Bank and plonked down on the counter twenty-one Guernsey shillings in pennies and halfpennies and fippennies and francs.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

fipexide fippence fippenny bit fipple Fipps fipronil

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