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单词 threepennyworth
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threepennyworthn.

/ˌθriːˈpɛnɪwəθ/
Forms:

α. 1600s threpenneard, 1800s threepenn'orth /θriːˈpɛnəθ/.

β. 1700s– threepennyworth.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: threepenny adj., worth n.1
Etymology: < threepenny adj. + worth n.1 Compare pennyworth n.
The quantity that is worth, or costs, threepence.
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > amount of specific value > specific
pennyworthOE
halfpennywortha1035
shillingswortha1325
three-halfpennyworthc1440
sixpennyworthc1450
pounds worthc1460
groatsworth1562
penny1564
penny piece1601
threepennyworth1617
piceworth1832
two pennyworth1851
six1871
pounder1895
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 37 Hi habbeþ þri paneworþes of worke uor ane peny.]
1617 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/5) For thre penneard of wax candelles iij d.
1700 W. Congreve Way of World v. i. 71 With your three penny worth of small Ware.
1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. x. 91Threepenn'orth Rum,’ said Mr. Dolls.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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