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Meaning of threepenny bit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈθɹʌpəni bɪt/

Definitions

  1. A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pennies.
    historical
  2. A woman's breast; a tit.
    Cockney, slang

Examples

“All day long he worked, cutting out pennies and shillings and half-crowns and threepenny-bits.”
“All these skinny modern chicks with their perky threepenny bits do nothing for me.”

CEFR level

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

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