halfpennyworth, ha'p'orth
(noun) the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
Source: WordNet® 3.1
halfpennyworth (plural halfpennyworths) (abbreviation ha'p'orth)
(British) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(British, informal) A negligible amount.
• Also used in combination with larger amounts, as in "twopence halfpennyworth" (said "tuppence ha'penny's worth" and equal to as much as could be bought for two and a half pence).
Source: Wiktionary
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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