|
|
Definition of Halfpennyworth
1. Noun. The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.
Definition of Halfpennyworth
1. Noun. (British) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). ¹
2. Noun. (British) (informal) A negligible amount. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halfpennyworth
Literary usage of Halfpennyworth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Power-holding Class Versus the Public: Imaginary Dialogue of McKinley by John Henry Keene, John Henry Greene (1900)
"... on a pennyworth of bread, a pennyworth of tea, a halfpennyworth of sugar, and
a half pennyworth of milk—every other day, and this was got on credit. ..."
2. The Industrial and Commercial Revolutions in Great Britain During the by Lilian Charlotte Anne Knowles (1921)
"... produce which will be sold for food in the English market ten thousand miles
off. A halfpennyworth of meal from America, a halfpennyworth of coffee from ..."
3. The Wonderful Century: Its Successes and Its Failures by Alfred Russel Wallace (1898)
"... a pennyworth of tea, a halfpennyworth of sugar, and a halfpennyworth of
milk—every other day, and this was got on credit. ..."
Other Resources:
