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Definition of threepenny bit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

threepenny bit

noun

/ˌθrepəni ˈbɪt/,

/ˌθrʌpəni ˈbɪt/

/ˌθrepəni ˈbɪt/,

/ˌθrʌpəni ˈbɪt/

(also threepenny piece)

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a British coin in use until 1971, worth three old pence

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