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sixpence
(obsolete, British) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
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When the ferry-boat with her wild freight pushed into the stream, nobody cared sixpence for the wasted time but the captain of the craft.
(historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
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"One penny, sir!" He was roused at once from his abstraction; for it was a question to himself whether he had even that in his pocket. Sixpence was, however, discovered; he paid the toll, and passed on.
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