Definition/Meaning of truepenny

• English - Noun: truepenny ( plural truepennies ) ( obsolete , sometimes capitalized ) An honest , reliable fellow . 1603 , William Shakespeare , Hamlet , act 1 , sc . 5: Hamlet: . . . Give me one poor request . Horatio: What is't, my lord? we will . Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen to-night. . . . Indeed , upon my sword , indeed . Ghost: [Beneath] Swear . Hamlet: Ah , ha , boy! say'st thou so? art…
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