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A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.

Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean.

An honest fellow. Shak. Bacon.

, Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.

Of the value of twopence.

Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.

mise. Agree with thine adversary quickly. Matt. v. 25. Didst not thou agree with me for a penny Matt. xx. 13.

An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain. [Scot.] Arles penny, earnest money given to servants. Kersey.

A halfpenny. [Spelt also baubee.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

tes hastatus). -- Blue curls (Bot.), a common plant (Trichostema dichotomum), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also bastard pennyroyal. -- Blue devils, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low spirits. "Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils, or lay the…

A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny. Sir W. Scott.

Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread).

rry. [R.] Nor can a man, independently . . . of God's blessing, care and cark himself one penny richer. South.

A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. Franklin.

A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as.

pecifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out. Drink money, or Drink penny, an allowance, or perquisite, given to buy drink; a gratuity. -- Drink offering (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the Jewish religious service. -- In drink, drunk. "The poor monster's in drink." Shak. -- Strong dri…

accommodation; entertainment. [Obs.] They him besought Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny. Chaucer.

The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.

chyard. See under Acre. -- God's house. (a) An almshouse. [Obs.] (b) A church. -- God's penny, earnest penny. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. -- God's Sunday, Easter.

, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging. Gripe penny, a miser; a niggard. D. L. Mackenzie.