eightpenny
/ˈeɪtˌpɛni/
adjective
- Costing or worth eight pence.
- The shop sold eightpenny sweets in little paper bags.
- She bought an eightpenny loaf from the bakery.
- The eightpenny stamp was used for letters in the 19th century.
- Designating a nail of a specific size (2 inches long), traditionally sold at eight pence per hundred.
- You'll need eightpenny nails for this framing job.
- The hardware store sells eightpenny nails in boxes of 500.
- He grabbed a handful of eightpenny nails from the bin.