threepenny

[ thrip-uh-nee, threp-, thruhp-; three-pen-ee ]

/ ˈθrɪp ə ni, ˈθrɛp-, ˈθrʌp-; ˈθriˌpɛn i /

of the amount or value of threepence.

of little worth.

Origin of threepenny

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at three, penny

The same receiving-houses were used for General and Threepenny Post letters.

The History of the British Post Office |Joseph Clarence Hemmeon
He does about three shillings' worth of labour for a bed whose only virtue is cleanliness, and about threepenny worth of food.

Beggars |W. H. (William Henry) Davies
I gave you threepenny bits each for those dear little twins.

The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories |Arnold Bennett
A gentleman told us he once found a threepenny bit on the road near a village where he happened to be staying at the inn.

From John O'Groats to Land's End |Robert Naylor and John Naylor

I split its tongue with a threepenny bit the way it would talk, but devil the word it ever said for me.

The Crock of Gold |James Stephens