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Pence

clipping; noun
Clipped form of pencil, as in the term used to write.
 
I think I left my pence in math class since I used it for the test.
Etymology : Penc- is clipped from pencil; the final 'e' is added as a noun-formation. Pencil comes from the Old French 'pincel' meaning 'artist's paintbrush' which comes from Latin 'penicillus' meaning 'paintbrush, pencil' derived from 'little tail.'
Source : Conversation with high school students fall 2006.
Last modified: 29 November 2008

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