Translations for „sixpenny“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈsix·pen·ny ADJ attr Brit hist

sixpenny

zu sechs Pennies nach n

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

threepenny/sixpenny bit Brit hist

Dreipence-/Sixpencestück nt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In a weird linguistic twist, another name for the 2in (5cm) nail is a sixpenny nail.

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There, he was exposed at an early age to the theatres and sixpenny galleries of the city and to numerous famous comedians and entertainers of the day.

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For locations such as restaurants, coin-operated receivers provided a few minutes of live entertainment for a sixpenny.

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A memorial cross was erected to mark the spot, paid for by national sixpenny subscription to which more than 23,000 persons contributed.

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In 1860, he suggested the introduction of sixpenny telegrams, printing specimen forms similar to those afterwards adopted.

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There was a sixpenny (0.025) catch-all ticket for dogs, bicycles, items of luggage and prams.

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Prizes of small coins such as threepenny or sixpenny bits were also concealed in it.

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