ninepenny
/ˈnaɪnˌpɛni/
adjective
- Costing or worth nine pence.
- The shop advertised ninepenny cigars as a special deal.
- She bought a ninepenny ribbon to trim her hat.
- The ninepenny loaf was a staple in many Victorian households.
- Designating a nail of a specific size (2¾ inches long) in the old penny system.
- He used ninepenny nails to secure the fence posts.
- The carpenter asked for a box of ninepenny nails at the hardware store.
- Ninepenny nails are longer than eightpenny but shorter than tenpenny.