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Catchpenny   Listen
adjective
Catchpenny  adj.  Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.






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"Catchpenny" Quotes from Famous Books



... a block in a child's book, then the identical woodcut on a ballad, catchpenny, or last dying speech and confession, setting at defiance any suitability of illustration, or adaptability to the text matter. Of course now, some of these examples are exceedingly ludicrous, and do not fail to ...
— Banbury Chap Books - And Nursery Toy Book Literature • Edwin Pearson



Words linked to "Catchpenny" :   inexpensive, cheap



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