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ha'p'orth

Brit. var. of HALFPENNYWORTH.

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['hāpərTH]

n. variant spelling of halfpennyworth

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ha'p'orth 7 [ha'p'orth] [ˈheɪpəθ] [ˈheɪpərθ] noun singular (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)

a very small amount (in the past, an amount that could be bought for a ↑halfpenny )

see spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth/ha'penny-worth of tar at ↑spoil _v.

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ha'p'orth

see halfpennyworth.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.