fourpenny

[ fawr-pen-ee, -puh-nee, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌpɛn i, -pə ni, ˈfoʊr- /

Carpentry.

British. of the amount or value of fourpence.

Origin of fourpenny

1375–1425; late Middle English. See four, penny

Put a little wax on the nail of the middle finger of the right hand, and take a fourpenny piece into the palm of the same hand.

Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements |Various
By an oversight a stereo of the penny value was dropped into the fourpenny plate and a fourpenny into the penny plate.

Stamp Collecting as a Pastime |Edward J. Nankivell
"I'd be happy to pay for a pint," said Mrs. Demijohn, fingering a fourpenny bit so that he might see it.

Marion Fay |Anthony Trollope
These you may long for, but you certainly will never find them in the fourpenny box.

Punch, Or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 13, 1892 |Various

How does that agree with a fourpenny tax on a four-pound loaf of bread?

Through South Africa |Henry M. Stanley

fourpenny

/ (ˈfɔːpənɪ) /

British slang a blow, esp with the fist