threepenny bit

threepenny bit
a) A pre-decimalization United Kingdom coin worth three pence.

All day he worked, cutting out pennies and shillings and half-crowns and threepenny-bits.

b) A tit.

All these skinny modern chicks with their perky threepenny bits do nothing for me.


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  • threepenny bit — ► NOUN Brit. historical ▪ a coin worth three old pence (11 / 4 p) …   English terms dictionary

  • threepenny bit — UK [ˌθrʌp(ə)nɪ ˈbɪt] / US [ˌtrepənɪ ˈbɪt] noun [countable] Word forms threepenny bit : singular threepenny bit plural threepenny bits British a coin worth three pence in the system of money used until 1971 …   English dictionary

  • threepenny bit — noun or threepenny piece : threepence 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • threepenny bit — three|pen|ny bit [ˌθrepəni ˈbıt, ˌθrʌ ] n a small coin used in Britain before 1971 that was worth three old pence …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • threepenny bit — noun Brit. historical a coin worth three old pence (1 1/4 p) …   English new terms dictionary

  • threepenny bit — noun (C) a small coin used in Britain before 1971 that was worth three old pence …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • bit — 1 /bIt/ noun (C) 1 SLIGHTLY/FAIRLY a bit informal, especially BrE a) slightly, but not very; a little: Could you turn the radio down a bit, please? | Stay a bit longer it s still early. | I think you re a bit young to be watching this. | a bit… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bit — I. /bɪt / (say bit) noun 1. the metal mouthpiece of a bridle, with the adjacent parts to which the reins are fastened. 2. anything that curbs or restrains. 3. Machinery the cutting or penetrating part of various tools: a. the cutting portion of… …  

  • bit — bit1 bitless, adj. /bit/, n., v., bitted, bitting. n. 1. Mach. a. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. b. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. c. a device for… …   Universalium

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