Meaning of truepenny | Babel Free

Definitions

An honest, reliable fellow.

capitalized, obsolete, sometimes

Examples

“Hamlet: . . . Give⟳ me one poor request⟳. Horatio: What is't, my lord? we will. Hamlet: Never make⟳ known what you have⟳ seen to-night. . . .Indeed, upon my sword, indeed. Ghost: [Beneath] Swear⟳. Hamlet: Ah, ha, boy! say'st thou so? art thou there, truepenny? Come⟳ on—you hear⟳ this fellow in the cellarage— Consent to swear⟳.”

“"Ha!" said Christie, "art thou there, old True-penny? here, stable me these steeds, and see⟳ them well bedded, and stretch⟳ thine old limbs by rubbing them down; and see⟳ thou quit⟳ not the stable till there is not a turned hair on either of them."”

“"Duncan! you are, what I call⟳, a clear-minded man. Well worth thinking of, old Truepenny!"”

“"Hear⟳ me, Father Almighty. . . . Are you there, old Truepenny?"”

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