(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:23:21

Catch"pen*ny (?), a.

Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.

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n.

Some worthless catchpenny thing.

 

© Webster 1913.

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