tenpenny

English

Etymology

ten +‎ penny

Adjective

tenpenny (not comparable)

  1. Having a value or cost of tenpence.

Derived terms

Noun

tenpenny (plural tenpennies)

  1. (archaic) A coin worth ten pence.
    • 1825, Henry Blake, Letters from the Irish Highlands (page 311)
      A course of eighteen lessons was paid for by two tenpennies.
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