Associations to the word «Fourpenny»

Wiktionary

FOURPENNY, adjective. (dated) Costing fourpence.
FOURPENNY NAIL, noun. (dated) A nail 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) in length.

Dictionary definition

FOURPENNY, adjective. Used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis