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tenpenny

[ten-pen-ee, -puh-nee]

adjective

  1. noting a nail 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in length. 10d.

  2. worth or costing 10 cents.



tenpenny

/ ˈɛԱəɪ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) (of a nail) three inches in length

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tenpenny1

A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; ten, penny
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Artists like Mitchell Tenpenny, Koe Wetzel and the almost impossibly Gen Z-named Bailey Zimmerman have all mined the minds of men who would rather storm out and drive drunk than come to terms with their wrongdoing.

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Names that have garnered thousands of votes in the “America’s Health” category of his “Nominees for the People” website include Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, who claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic, and Dr. Simone Gold, the anti-vaccine Beverly Hills physician whose medical license was suspended after she pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering the U.S.

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The lawsuit, filed last month in federal court in Cleveland, claims Sherri Tenpenny didn’t pay taxes in 2001, 2012 and 2013.

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Tenpenny, an osteopathic doctor, has been licensed in Ohio since 1984.

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“This shows what the IRS can do to a person that they target,” Tenpenny told the newspaper.

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