penny
51penny — pèn·ny s.m.inv. CO TS monet. moneta divisionale britannica un tempo equivalente alla dodicesima parte di uno scellino, attualmente alla centesima parte della sterlina (simb. 3p) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1749. ETIMO: dall ingl. penny, dal ted. ant …
52penny — [OE] Penny comes from a prehistoric Germanic *panninggaz, which also produced German pfennig and Dutch and Swedish penning. It has been speculated that this was derived from *pand ‘pledge, security’, which also produced English pawn – in which… …
53penny — a pretty penny …
54-penny — ( d) an ending added to a number to indicate the size of a nail, as in sixpenny (6d) nail or tenpenny nail. It s not clear exactly how this terminology began, although the usual guess is that tenpenny nails originally cost ten pence per… …
55penny — in traditional British usage, another name for part1 as used with sums of money. An expression such as the fourth penny means 1/4 of the sum …
56penny — n. a police officer. (A play on copper. See the note at copper.) □ The penny over on the corner told the boys to get moving. □ We better get going before the pennies get here …
57penny — [OE] Penny comes from a prehistoric Germanic *panninggaz, which also produced German pfennig and Dutch and Swedish penning. It has been speculated that this was derived from *pand ‘pledge, security’, which also produced English pawn – in which… …
58Penny Arcade (webcomic) — Penny Arcade Author(s) Jerry Holkins Mike Krahulik Website penny arcade.com …
59Penny Dreadful — (also called penny number) was a term applied to nineteenth century British fiction publications, usually lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing a penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a… …
60Penny Arcade Expo — PAX logo Status Active Genre Gaming (tabletop, video gaming, CCG, role playing) Venue W …
