sixpence

noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sixpence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

   Finest apples, sixpence each.

2. A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.

   Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?