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pen, penner, sneeshin-pen, sneishin-pen,
pen [pɛn]
n. A quill, a writing implement.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
penner: A penholder.
sneeshin-pen: A small quill or pen for taking snuff.
hen-pen, pen, pend, penn,
pen [pɛn]
n. An enclosure. A weir or dam.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hen-pen: The droppings of fowls, used for manure.
pehnd, pen, pen$, pend, penn,
pend [pɛn(d)]
n. An arch, an arched passageway or entry. A covered drain in a field.
pendicle, pendicler, pendicles, pendikle, penkle, penticle,
pendicle [ˈpɛndɪkəl]
n. Something dependent on or subordinate to something else. An appendage, dependency, adjunct, satellite, appurtenance. A minor part. leg. Parts, pendicles, and pertinents, all ajuncts and dependencies of a property except the regality
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pendicler [ˈpɛndɪklər]: A smallholder.
pendil, pendle, pennil, pennle,
pendle [ˈpɛndl]
n. A pendulum. A pendant or drop earring, a dangling object.
penga, penge, pengo, pinge,
penga [I.Sh. ˈpɛŋgə]
n. Money, cash.
Peniceuk, Penicuik,
Penicuik [ˈpeneːkuk]
pn. Penicuik (Midlothian).
airle-pennie, airle-penny, arle-pennie, arle-penny, dog$s_pennies, drink-a-penny, dug$s_pennies, fippence, goadspennie, godspennie, godspenny, ha$pence, ha$pennies, ha$penny, ha$pney, hapennie, hapenny, happens, happeny, happnae, haufpenny, hauf-penny, hawpny, heppney, hupney, hupnie, luck$-penny, luckpenny, luck-penny, peens, pence, penies, pennie, pennies, penny, pennyland, pense, saxpeens, saxpence, sazpence, thripny, thru$penny, thrup$nce, thrupence, thrupennie, thrupenny, thrupney, thrupnie, thrupny, thruppence, thruppnie, thupnny, tippence, tippenie, tippenny, tippeny, tuppence, tuppeny,
penny [ˈpɛnɪ]
n. A penny.
pl. pennies, pence [pɛns]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
a braw penny, a gey penny: A considerable sum of money.
arle-penny: Fee-penny.
drink-a-penny: U. the little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, coot Fulica atra or SW. black guillemot Cepphus grylle.
dug's pennies: I.Sh. The yellow rattle Rhinanthus crista-galli.
godspenny: A small coin paid on striking a bargain, earnest money.
handsel penny: A penny put in the pocket of a new garment for good luck.
haufpenny contracted ha'penny: A halfpenny. pl. ha'pence.
fippence [ˈfɪpɪns]: Five pence.
luck-penny: A sum of money given for luck, often that returned traditionally by the seller to the purchaser of goods by way of discount.
pennyland: A Norse division of land.
saxpence: A sixpence.
tippence: Two pence.
tippenny [ˈtɪp(ɪ)ne]: Tuppeny, a two-penny coin, a cheap weak beer, small beer.
thruppence: Three pence.
thrupenny [θrʌp(ɛ)nɪ]: A threepenny coin.
twalpenny: A Scots shilling equivalent to one English penny.
Pennymuir,
Pennymuir [ˈpɛnɪmøːr, C. -meːr, N. -miːr, -mjuːr]
pn. Pennymuir (Borders).
painsie, painsy, pence, pense, pensefu, pensie, pensy,
pense [pɛns]
n. Thought, mind.
 
pensie [ˈpɛnsə]
adj. Responsible, sensible, respectable, self-respecting, fastidious about appearance.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pensefu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Thoughtful, meditative, pensive.

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