sixpencen.
英 'sɪksp(ə)ns | 美 'sɪkspəns
中文n. （英）六便士（硬币）\nn. (Sixpence)人名；(英)西克斯彭斯
（英）六便士（硬币）
n. (Sixpence)人名；(英)西克斯彭斯
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sixpence (n.)late 14c., "sum of six pennies," from six + pence. As a specific British coin, from 1590s. Sixpenny (adj.) had a figurative sense "paltry, cheap, petty, worthless" by 1560s; sixpenny nails (early 15c.) cost so much per hundred.
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