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Definition of Twopence

Twopence
Twopence Two"pence (?; 277), n. A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.

Meaning of Twopence from wikipedia

- The British t****ence (2d) (/ˈtʌpəns/ or /ˈtuːpəns/) coin was a denomination of sterling coinage worth two pennies or ⁠1/120⁠ of a pound. It was a short-lived...
- Look up t****ence or tuppence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. T****ence or tuppence may refer to: Two pence (or pennies) in British coinage, or the...
- Primulaceae. Its common names include moneywort, creeping jenny, herb t****ence and t****enny gr****. It is a vigorous, prostrate, evergreen perennial growing...
- two to eleven pence were often written, and spoken as a single word, as t****ence or tuppence, threepence or thruppence, etc. (Other values were usually...
- the government authorised Matthew Boulton to strike copper pennies and t****ences at his Soho Mint in Birmingham. At the time it was believed that the face...
- her early childhood in Liverpool during the Great Depression, including T****ence to Cross the Mersey (1974), as well as several works of fiction. During...
- Morning (1925), written when he was nineteen. Craven House (1926) and T****ence Coloured (1928) followed, but his first real success was the play Rope...
- The obverse of the coins used William Wyon's obverse die for the Maundy t****ence, bearing a left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria and the legend VICTORIA...
- with a ****hing in it would be written like this: (21⁄4d.), pronounced "t****ence [or tuppence] ****hing", or (1/31⁄4d.), pronounced "one and threepence...
- proposed copper coins from counterfeits Boulton specified them as follows: t****ence 2 ounces (57 g) weight, diameter 8 to the foot (1.5 inches, 38 mm) penny...