(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling. / (historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.

(Britain) Within a very short distance.

plural of sixpence

(obsolete) A milled sixpence.

plural of mill-sixpence

Synonym of on a sixpence

(idiomatic, UK) To look very disappointed.

(idiomatic, dated) To look annoyed or displeased.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence

simple past tense and past participle of look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence