Definitions
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- noun now historical A
fivepenny ; a fivepenny bit. - noun slang A
flick-knife .
Etymologies
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Contraction of fivepenny.
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Examples
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But no harm came, except my fear, from the "fipenny-bit" blunder, and I confidently and cheerfully went to work with my saw and buck.
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What do we want to send our girls there, to get fipenny-bit ideas?
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