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
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.