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PRONUNCIATION OF FIVEPENNY

fivepenny  [ˈfaɪvpənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIVEPENNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fivepenny is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FIVEPENNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fivepenny

Fivepenny is one of the many villages in the Lewis district of Ness and part of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. There are two separate places with this name, both in the north-west of Lewis. Furthest north in Ness the full name of the village there is Còig Peighinnean Nis, and in the Borve area further south the village there is Còig Peighinnean Bhuirgh. Both are known locally as Na Còig Peighinnean, the full name only being used to distinguish one from the other.

Definition of fivepenny in the English dictionary

The definition of fivepenny in the dictionary is one and three-quarters of an inch in length.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIVEPENNY


accompany
əˈkʌmpənɪ
Albany
ˈɔːlbənɪ
Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
balcony
ˈbælkənɪ
Bethany
ˈbɛθənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
colony
ˈkɒlənɪ
company
ˈkʌmpənɪ
ebony
ˈɛbənɪ
felony
ˈfɛlənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
mahogany
məˈhɒɡənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
tenpenny
ˈtɛnpənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ
Tuscany
ˈtʌskənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIVEPENNY

five-and-dime
five-by-five
five-day week
five-door
five-eighth
five-faced bishop
five-finger
five-o´clock shadow
five-pin bowling
five-spot
five-star
five-star hotel
five-star restaurant
five-year
Five-Year Plan
fivefold
fivepence
fivepins
fiver
fives

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIVEPENNY

a bad penny
a pretty penny
catchpenny
eightpenny
fourpenny
halfpenny
ha´penny
jenny
new penny
penny
pinchpenny
scrapepenny
sixpenny
spend a penny
threepenny
truepenny
tuppenny
tuppenny-ha´penny
twalpenny
two a penny
twopenny

Synonyms and antonyms of fivepenny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fivepenny» into 25 languages

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Fivepenny
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380 millions of speakers
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fivepenny
280 millions of speakers

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fivepenny
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fivepenny
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fivepenny
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fivepenny
220 millions of speakers

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Fivepenny
190 millions of speakers

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fivepenny
180 millions of speakers

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fivepenny
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fivepenny
85 millions of speakers

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Fivepenny
85 millions of speakers
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fivepenny
80 millions of speakers

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fivepenny
75 millions of speakers

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Translator English - Turkish

fivepenny
70 millions of speakers

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fivepenny
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fivepenny
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fivepenny
40 millions of speakers

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fivepenny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fivepenny
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fivepenny
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fivepenny
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Fivepenny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fivepenny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVEPENNY»

The term «fivepenny» is used very little and occupies the 178.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVEPENNY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fivepenny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIVEPENNY»

Discover the use of fivepenny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fivepenny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Somerset Stories: Fivepenny Dreams
Dearden's pictures highlight the humanism that influences their social and political existence. These intimate insights transcend universal key issues of family, production, consumption and the intentions of ethical living.
‎2009
2
A Java Notebook: A First Course in Programming
Scanner; class DrinksMachine { // The drinks dispenser is initially half-filled with // fifty of each coin private static int onePenny = 50; private static int twoPenny = 50; private static int fivePenny = 50; private static int tenPenny = 50; private static ...
Tony Hawken, 2010
3
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Since my master has gone off no doctor has ever seen my sore leg; Master William came and asked me how I did, but no doctor came. When provisions are scarce massa have flour in the store ; if you carry him a fivepenny for flour you get it, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1838
4
The Navy of Edward VI and Mary I
tenpenny — 3,000; sixpenny — 4,000; fivepenny — 4,000; fourpenny — 3,000; threepenny - 2,000. Tar - 2 barrels. Pitch — 5 barrels. Plank boards - 500 foot. Thrums - 12 [pounds]. Oakum - '/2 hundred[weight] [56 lbs]. Marline - one pound.
Professor David Loades, Dr Charles S Knighton, 2013
5
Four Years' Residence in the West Indies: During the Years ...
In Barbados, the current coins are Doubloons, Joes, Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarter Dollars, a silver piece, called a " Bitt and Twopence," a Fivepenny, Pence, and Halfpence. 10 Bitts make one dollar. 5 Ditto. ... J a dollar. 2 1 Ditto. ... J dollar.
Frederic William Naylor Bayley, 1833
6
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
So also in the Northern Hebrides the persistence of the quarterland, there the Fivepenny land, is obvious in the rentals. It occurs time and again on the Seaforth , Clanranald, and Mackinnon estates in Lewis, Skye, and Mull. On the Skye estate ...
7
Sports And Pastimes Of The People Of England:
Merelles, or, asitwas formerly called in England, ninemen's morris, andalso fivepenny morris, is a game of some antiquity. Cotgrave describesitasa boyish game, and says it was playedhere commonly with stones,butinFrance withpawns,  ...
Joseph Strutt, 2014
8
Sports and pastimes of the people of england
Merelles, or, as it was formerly called in England, nine mcns morris, and also fivepenny morris, is a game of some antiquity. Cot- grave describes it as a boyish game, and says it was played here commonly with stones, but in France with ...
Joseph Strutt, 1810
9
A History of Agriculture and Prices in England: From the ...
8a'. and 4:. the thousand, fivepenny and fourpenny at 3;. 4d. In 1450 threepenny nails are bought at zs. 6a'. the thousand in Cambridge, and in 1454 the reckoning reaches Oxford, where we find the first entry of tenpenny at 8s. 4a'., of sixpenny ...
James E. Thorold Rogers, 2011
10
Politics, Monasticism, and Miracles in Sixth Century Upper ...
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James E. Goehring, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIVEPENNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fivepenny is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wins for Lewis and Harris footie top trio
And 2014 champs West Side edged a closely fought battle with Ness 3-2 at Fivepenny. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. Elsewhere Back beat ... «Stornoway Gazette, Jul 15»
2
First league win in 14 years for Ness over Lochs
Prior to heading north to Fivepenny Lochs had registered league wins over reigning champs West Side and early season challengers Point. «Stornoway Gazette, Jun 15»
3
Cochranite makes leap to next level
Lloydminster Bobcats/Fivepenny photo. Getting to the next level, at times, demands a huge leap. So when Cochrane goalie Ryan Ternes made ... «Cochrane Eagle, Oct 14»
4
Butt to Barra: District News 18.9.14
Angus William's mother, Janice, is a daughter of Allan Smith (Allan a' Phower), and his late wife Dolina, of 22 Fivepenny. The baby's father is ... «Stornoway Gazette, Sep 14»
5
District News: Butt to Barra 21.8.14
Graeme Craig, Stornoway, and Iain Maciver, elder, Skigersta, with singing of praise led by Allan Mackenzie of Fivepenny and Stornoway. Rev. «Stornoway Gazette, Aug 14»
6
Your pictures of Scotland: 1 - 8 August
Dawn over Fivepenny on the Isle of Lewis. Ian Wolfenden, from Liverpool, was on holiday in Ness. Friends on the beach. Ailsa Burn-Murdoch ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
7
Piercing misery sparks warning
A year later the lump is now the size of a fivepenny piece. The local NHS has refused to remove the growth because it's a “cosmetic” procedure, ... «Oldham Chronicle, Mar 14»
8
When ITV went on strike it was either us or a maths programme
... the North West, and we appeared alongside Mike Harding, Bernard Wrigley, Bob Williamson, the Fivepenny Piece, and the Oldham Tinkers. «Lancashire Evening Post, Jan 14»
9
The winter of mile-long snowdrifts
... stranded for nine hours at Doncaster, and Grimsby Borough Council reported that the snow-clearing operation would cost a fivepenny rate. «Grimsby Telegraph, Dec 13»
10
VIDEO: World Guga Eating Championships
Fivepenny's Peter Macritchie was the winner of the first title with a stomach straining time of just 3:44. See the video above for exclusive footage ... «Stornoway Gazette, Dec 13»

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