fourpenny bit

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• Bit — Bit, n. In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• penny — pen|ny S1 [ˈpeni] n [: Old English; Origin: penning, penig] 1.) a) plural pence abbreviation p a small unit of money in Britain. There are 100 pence in one pound ▪ The bus fare is 80 pence. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• farthing — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, ace, atom, bagatelle, bauble, bawbee, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, button, cent, crown, curio, dab, dole, dollar, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, dwarf, farce,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• groat — Synonyms and related words: ace, air pollution, atom, attritus, bawbee, bit, bran, cosmic dust, crown, crumb, crumble, dab, dole, dollar, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, dust, dust ball, dwarf, efflorescence, fallout, farina, farthing, filings,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• mite — Synonyms and related words: ace, arachnid, arthropod, atom, bairn, bawbee, beetle, bit, bug, cat flea, caterpillar, centipede, cherub, chigoe, child, chilopod, chit, cockroach, crab, crown, crumb, dab, daddy longlegs, darling, diplopod, dog flea …   Moby Thesaurus

• publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …   Universalium

• tuppence — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, bagatelle, bauble, bawbee, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, button, cent, crown, curio, dollar, farce, farthing, feather, fig, fiver, fleabite, florin, folderol,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Darwin from Orchids to Variation — The life and work of Charles Darwin from the publication of Orchids to the publication of Variation during the years between 1860 and 1868 continued with Darwin carrying out his research and experimentation on evolution as he worked sporadically… …   Wikipedia

• bob — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, T square, abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, accost, address, amputate, angle, annihilate, bait the hook, balsa, balsa raft, ban, bar, barber, bawbee, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bending the …   Moby Thesaurus

• crown — Synonyms and related words: Her Highness, Her Majesty, His Majesty, O, Old Mug, achievement, acme, aggrandize, alerion, all, animal charge, anklet, annular muscle, annulet, annulus, anoint, apex, apogee, apotheose, apotheosize, areola, argent,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• dollar — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, Deutschmark, G, G note, Mark, Reichsmark, afghani, anna, baht, bawbee, bill, bone, buck, cartwheel, cent, centavo, centime, century, conto, copper, crown, dime, dollar bill, dong, farthing, fifty cents, fin …   Moby Thesaurus