As applied to nails, it originally indicated the price per hundred. The term now serves as a measure of nail length and is abbreviated by the letter D.

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Old English pening, penig, Northumbrian penning "penny," from Proto-Germanic *panninggaz (source also of Old Norse penningr, Swedish pänning, Danish penge, Old Frisian panning, Old Saxon pen [..]

Penny [N](Gr. denarion), a silver coin of the value of about 7 1/2d. or 8d. of our present money. It is thus rendered in the New Testament, and is more frequently mentioned than any other coin ( Matth [..]

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In the New Testament "penny," either alone or in the compound "pennyworth," occurs as the rendering of the Roman denarius . (Matthew 20:2; 22:10; Mark 6:37; 12:15; Luke 20:24; John [..]

(Gr. denarion), a silver coin of the value of about 7 1/2d. or 8d. of our present money. It is thus rendered in the New Testament, and is more frequently mentioned than any other coin (Matt. 18:28; 20 [..]

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To dream of pennies, denotes unsatisfactory pursuits. Business will suffer, and lovers and friends will complain of the smallness of affection. To lose them, signifies small deference and failures. To find them, denotes that prospects will advance to your improvement. To count pennies, foretells that you will be business-like and economical.   

(n) a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound(n) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

As applied to nails, it originally indicated the price per hundred. The term now series as a measure of nail length and is abbreviated by the letter "d". Normally, 16d (16 "penny") nails are used for framing

Sixpenny, eightpenny, and tenpenny nails are nails of three sizes. A thousand of the first will weigh six pounds; of the second, eight pounds; of the third, ten pounds.

Unit of measurement for nail length, e.g., a 10d nail is 3 inches long. (abbr. d)

A copper colored coin worth one cent.

British bronze coin.

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Diminutive of Penelope.