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HALFPENNYWORTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does halfpennyworth mean?
• HALFPENNYWORTH (noun)
The noun HALFPENNYWORTH has 1 sense:
1. the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
Familiarity information: HALFPENNYWORTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
ha'p'orth; halfpennyworth
Hypernyms ("halfpennyworth" is a kind of...):
worth (an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value)
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