threepence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
threepence
    n 1: former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to
         three pennies
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Threepence \Three"pence\, n.
   A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.
   [Eng.]
   [1913 Webster]
    

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