luck penny

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luck penny (plural luck pennies)

  1. (archaic) A small sum of money given back for luck when paying.
    Synonym: God's penny
  2. A coin carried or given for luck.
    • 1812, Maria Edgeworth, The Absentee, Chapter X:
      'A kind harvest to you, John Dolan,' cried the postillion, 'and success to ye, Winny, with the quality. There's a luck-penny for the child to begin with,' added he, throwing the child a penny.

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