sixpences

Meanings

• A coin that was worth six pence in the old English monetary system.

  - "Sixpences was a common coin in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries."
  - "The old English monetary system used coins of various denominations, including sixpences."

• A coin worth six pence in the old monetary system.

  - "Sixpences was a common coin used in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries."
  - "The old English monetary system used various coins of different denominations, including sixpences."

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Synonyms

hog , lord , tester , tizzy , tanner

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sixpences
penny , dime , quarter , farthing

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Homophones

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1. sixes
   

2. sixties
   

3. sixths
   

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Variants

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sixpence , sixpences

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Forms

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verb: to sixpence (someone or something) = to pay for (someone or something) with a sixpence coin.

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Etymology

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The word 'sixpences' is derived from the old English monetary system, where coins were used to represent different values. In this system, a coin worth six pence was called a 'sixpence'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Old English Monetary System: The Old English Monetary System was the monetary system used in England from the late Anglo-Saxon period to the early Stuart period. This system used a variety of coins of different denominations, including sixpences.

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Culture

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In English culture, the term 'sixpence' was commonly used to refer to a coin worth six pence in the old monetary system. This coin was often used in daily transactions and was also commonly used in various forms of art, literature, and music.

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