Meaning of fipenny | Babel Free
/ˈfɪpəni/Definitions
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A fivepenny; a fivepenny bit. historical
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.