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Meaning of penny whistle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A tin whistle.

Equivalents

Polski flażolet

Examples

“Good heavens! and I was going to take⟳ charge of a twopenny-halfpenny river-steamboat with a penny whistle attached!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

penny wisdom penny wise and pound foolish penny-a-liner penny-dreadfulism penny-father penny-grass

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