sixpence

/ˈsɪks.pəns/ noun C2

A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551. (countable, uncountable) · Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?

Plural sixpences

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“If any one of them can explain it,” said Alice, (she had grown so large in the last few minutes that she wasn’t a bit afraid of interrupting him,) “I’ll give him sixpence.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 94 · B2

I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air—or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 2 · B2

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