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 Pennyroyal.Pennyworth or Pen’oth. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Pennyweight.
 
So called from being the weight of an Anglo-Norman penny. Dwt. is d = penny wt.   1
 


 Pennyroyal.Pennyworth or Pen’oth. 

 
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