halfpennyworth

ha'p'orth

/ (ˈheɪpəθ) /


noun
  1. an amount that may be bought for a halfpenny

  2. a trifling or very small amount

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How to use halfpennyworth in a sentence

  • But these are but the halfpennyworth of bread compared to the vast quantity of sack.

    Art in England | Dutton Cook
  • Can it be he has made up his mind to do without his halfpennyworth of milk for the dog?

  • Has anyone thrown away a halfpennyworth of sympathy upon any person mentioned in this history?

    Catherine: A Story | William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Not one halfpennyworth of property was lost, stolen, or strayed.

  • I never professed to have a halfpennyworth of pity at that gentleman's command.

    The Newcomes | William Makepeace Thackeray