Definition of "penny"
noun:
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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation.
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In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling.
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In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro.
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In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar.
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In various countries, a small denomination copper or brass coin.
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A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny.
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verb:
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To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
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To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
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