EIGHTPENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eightpence mean? 

• EIGHTPENCE (noun)
  The noun EIGHTPENCE has 1 sense:

1. a coin worth eight pennies

  Familiarity information: EIGHTPENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EIGHTPENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coin worth eight pennies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("eightpence" is a kind of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

 Context examples 

“This is Grosvenor mixture at eightpence an ounce,” Holmes answered, knocking a little out on his palm.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Eight shillings for a bed and eightpence for a glass of sherry pointed to one of the most expensive hotels.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)