英语词汇“at robin hood's pennyworths”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†Robin Hood's pennyworth n. Obsolete (a) something sold for much less than its real value, a bargain (also figurative); (b) a low price in proportion to value (frequently in at Robin Hood's pennyworths).

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > amount below real value > thing or quantity below real value

Robin Hood's pennyworth1582

1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. vi. sig. T.ij The cunning Lawier, that buyeth Robin hoodes penniworthes, & yet with some nice forfaitures, threatneth the seller, with continuall bondage.

1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 117 Walton the Bayliffe leavyed of the poore mans goods 77¹ att Robinhood's peniworths.

1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. viii. 122 In Germany, there is a Robin-Hood's pennyworth to be had,..8000 years of Pardon both from punishment and fault.

1725 E. Udal in J. Stevens Royal Treasury of Eng. 188 All these Houses, Colleges, and Churches, were..rated at very low Prices, even in those Times, at Robin Hood's Pennyworths.

1857 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 18 When large measure is given by a reckless salesman, the purchaser congratulates himself on a ‘Robin Hood's pennyworth’.

单词	at robin hood's pennyworths
释义	> as lemmas at Robin Hood's pennyworths †Robin Hood's pennyworth n. Obsolete (a) something sold for much less than its real value, a bargain (also figurative); (b) a low price in proportion to value (frequently in at Robin Hood's pennyworths). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > amount below real value > thing or quantity below real value Robin Hood's pennyworth1582 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. vi. sig. T.ij The cunning Lawier, that buyeth Robin hoodes penniworthes, & yet with some nice forfaitures, threatneth the seller, with continuall bondage. 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 117 Walton the Bayliffe leavyed of the poore mans goods 77¹ att Robinhood's peniworths. 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. viii. 122 In Germany, there is a Robin-Hood's pennyworth to be had,..8000 years of Pardon both from punishment and fault. 1725 E. Udal in J. Stevens Royal Treasury of Eng. 188 All these Houses, Colleges, and Churches, were..rated at very low Prices, even in those Times, at Robin Hood's Pennyworths. 1857 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 18 When large measure is given by a reckless salesman, the purchaser congratulates himself on a ‘Robin Hood's pennyworth’. extracted from Robin Hoodn. < as lemmas
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