halfpennyworth
Britishnoun
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an amount that may be bought for a halfpenny
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a trifling or very small amount
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But these are but the halfpennyworth of bread compared to the vast quantity of sack.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Dutton Cook
This is the man that is penny-wise, and pound- foolish; this is he that loseth his good Sheep for a halfpennyworth of tarr; that loseth a soul for a little of the world.
From Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
A halfpennyworth of fact---- "Is worth a pound of theory!" the man of the brigands--he was a grocer, I believe--cried eagerly; and he brought his fist down on the table.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
They go to the gargottes, where they get threepence halfpennyworth of bouilli—soup, beef and vegetable—which includes the title to a liberal supply of bread.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by William Duthie
No 4.5d. a day per mouth for food is coming in; no halfpennyworth of bread per meal; and, at the end of the week, no six shillings for rent.
From The People of the Abyss by Jack London
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