How do you use "Tanner" in a sentence?

Didn't have a tanner to my name. Cost a tanner in the old days. That was the days of tanners and bobs.

Tanner

Q: What does "Tanner" mean?

Sixpence (old pre-decimal coin). A tanner was sixpence (2.5 new pence). Obsolete since decimalization but remembered in phrases. Historical interest only now.

Slang Term British ★☆☆☆☆ Rare Casual

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Meaning: Sixpence (old pre-decimal coin).

六便士（旧制十进制前的硬币）。

Seis peniques (antigua moneda predecimal).

6ペンス（旧十進法以前の硬貨）。

6펜스(구 십진법 이전의 동전).

A tanner was sixpence (2.5 new pence). Obsolete since decimalization but remembered in phrases. Historical interest only now.

Tanner是六便士（相当于新的2.5便士）。自货币十进制改革后已废止，但在一些表达中仍被记住。现在只有历史意义。

Un tanner eran seis peniques (2,5 nuevos peniques). Obsoleto desde la decimalización, pero recordado en expresiones. Solo tiene interés histórico actualmente.

タナーは6ペンス（新2.5ペンスに相当）のこと。十進法化以降は廃止されましたが、表現の中で記憶されています。現在は歴史的な関心のみです。

Tanner는 6펜스(신화폐 2.5펜스)를 뜻했습니다. 십진법 전환 이후 사용되지 않지만 관용구로 기억됩니다. 현재는 역사적 관심사로만 남아 있습니다.

Examples

Didn't have a tanner to my name.
身无分文。
No tenía ni un duro.
一文なしだった。
한 푼도 없었어.
Cost a tanner in the old days.
过去只要六便士。
Costaba seis peniques en los viejos tiempos.
昔は6ペンスだったよ。
옛날에는 6펜스였어.
That was the days of tanners and bobs.
那是六便士和先令的时代。
Aquellos eran los tiempos de los tanners y los bobs.
あれはタナーやボブの時代だった。
그때는 태너와 밥의 시대였지.

Pronunciation

/ˈtænə/

Usage Guide

Context: historical, nostalgia, stories

Tone: nostalgic, historical

✓ Do Say

Tanner
六便士
seis peniques
タナー＝6ペンス
6펜스
A tanner
一个六便士
un tanner
1タナー
6펜스 하나

✗ Don't Say

Obsolete—historical use only
已废止——仅用于历史语境
Obsoleto: solo de uso histórico
廃止された表現。歴史的な文脈でのみ使用
구식 표현—역사적 용도로만 사용

Common Mistakes

Sixpence no longer exists
Historical/nostalgic use only

Origin & History

Origin uncertain—possibly from Romany. A tanner was sixpence, a useful small coin before decimalization. Now purely historical but culturally remembered.

Etymology: Possibly from Romany

First recorded: 19th century

Cultural Context

Era: Pre-1971

Generation: Older generations

Social background: Historical

Pop culture: British monetary history

Regional notes: British, historical.

Variations

TannerA tanner