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halfpennyworth

Syllabification: (half·pen·ny·worth)

(also ha'p'orth)
Definition of halfpennyworth

noun

British
  • as much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • [usually with negative] (ha'p'orth) informal a negligible amount:he’s never been a ha’p'orth of bother

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