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Schar-penny, Scharn-penny, or Schorn-penny

Schar-penny, Scharn-penny, or Schorn-penny, a small duty or compensation...


Teding-penny, Tething-penny, Tithing-penny

Teding-penny, Tething-penny, Tithing-penny, a small duty to the sheriff from each tithing, towards the charge of keeping courts, etc., from which some of the religious houses were exempted by royal charter....


Aver-penny or average penny

Aver-penny or average penny, money paid towards the king's averages or carriages, and so to be freed thereof, Cowel....


Tithing-penny

Tithing-penny. See TEDING-PENNY....


penny stock

penny stock see stock ...


Earles penny

Earnest money Same as Arles penny...


penny wise

Thrifty in small matters only Used mostly in the phrase penny wise and pound foolish...


Broad-halfpenny, or Broad half penny

Broad-halfpenny, or Broad half penny. See BORD-HALFPENNY....


Earles-penny

Earles-penny, money given in part payment. See EARNEST....


Festing-penny

Festing-penny [fr. festnian, Sax., to confirm], earnest given to servants when hired or retained in service....


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