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threepennyworth|ˌθriːˈpɛnɪwəθ|
contr. -penn'orth |-ˈpɛnəθ|.
The quantity that is worth, or costs, threepence.
[1340Ayenb. 37 Hi habbeþ þri paneworþes of worke uor ane peny.] 1617MS. Acc. St. John's Hosp., Canterb., For thre penneard of wax candelles iij d. 1700Congreve Way of World v. i, With your Three-penny-worth of small Ware. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. iii. x, ‘Threepenn'orth Rum’, said Mr. Dolls. |