α. 1600s threpenneard, 1800s threepenn'orth /θriːˈpɛnəθ/.
β. 1700s– threepennyworth.
单词 | threepennyworth |
释义 | threepennyworthn.α. 1600s threpenneard, 1800s threepenn'orth /θriːˈpɛnəθ/. β. 1700s– threepennyworth. The quantity that is worth, or costs, threepence. ΘΚΠ 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. 91 ‘Threepenn'orth Rum,’ said Mr. Dolls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1617 |
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