Six"pence (?), n.; pl. Sixpences (&?;). An English silver coin of the
value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.
Six"pen`ny (?), a. Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a
sixpenny loaf.
Six"score` (?), a. & n. [Six + score, n.] Six times twenty; one hundred
and twenty.
Six"-shoot`er (?), n. A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six
times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. [Colloq.
U.S.]
Six"teen` (?), a. [AS. sixt&?;ne, sixt&?;ne. See Six, and Ten, and cf.
Sixty.] Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.
Six"teen`, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of
ten and six; sixteen units or objects.