(n) :
in the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper
coin worth 1/240 of a
pound sterling or Irish pound before
decimalisation. Abbreviation:
d; in the United Kingdom, a copper
coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling; also formerly in Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the
euro. Abbreviation:
p
(v) :
to jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the
door frame and the door; to circumvent the
tripping of an electrical
circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a
fuse in a fuse socket