Associations to the word «Halfpennyworth»

Noun

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Wiktionary

HALFPENNYWORTH, noun. (British) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
HALFPENNYWORTH, noun. (British) (informal) A negligible amount.

Dictionary definition

HALFPENNYWORTH, noun. The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus