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Definition of New penny
1. Noun. A coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound.
Definition of New penny
1. Noun. (British dated) Following decimalisation, the name given to the coin worth one hundredth of a pound sterling; now known simply as the penny. Symbol: '''p''' ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of New Penny
Literary usage of New penny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low (1901)
"00 new penny Magazine. Vol. 8. Roy. 8vo. 2s. 6d. CASSELL, Dec. 00 New Pictorial
and Descr. Guide to Sheringham,Cromer, New Race Diplomatist, a Novel, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Life of Judge Jeffrys: Sometime Lord High Channellor of England by Humphry William Woolrych (1827)
"... of the recorder foiled—Jeffreys is made Serjeant, chief justice of Chester,
and a baronet—Duke of York's claims of profit* of the new penny-post—Mr. ..."
3. Memoirs of the Life of Judge Jeffrys: Sometime Lord High Channellor of England by Humphry William Woolrych (1827)
"... of the recorder foiled—Jeffreys is made serjeant, chief justice of Chester,
and a baronet—Duke of York's claims of profits of the new penny-post—Mr. ..."
4. Recitations & Dialogues for Special Days in the Sunday School by Mary Elizabeth Priest (1919)
"THE new penny Keep it or give it, which shall I do? I have a penny here, shining
and new; Shall I buy candy or pop corn to eat, Or something else that I ..."
5. The Gospel in All Lands by Missionary Society, Methodist Episcopal Church (1903)
"Why, it's a penny," she exclaimed ; " a spie and span new penny. I guess somebody
dropped it. Perhaps God made them do it so I could and it, because he knew ..."
6. Spoken English: A Method of Improving Speech and Reading by Studying Voice by Samuel Silas Curry (1913)
"The man who had charge of the penny saw a poor boy helping an old woman who had
fallen down in the street and he called him in, and gave him the new penny. ..."
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