ha'p'orth
Britishnoun
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a variant spelling of halfpennyworth
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informal a person considered as specified
daft ha'p'orth
Example Sentences
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The poor workman blames a ha’p’orth of tar.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
Whether starvation comes this year or the beginning of next does not make a ha'p'orth of difference.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ha! at a coffee-stall, I suppose; a cup of coffee and a ha'p'orth of bread.
From A Crooked Path A Novel by Alexander, Mrs.
There are still more who have written off princely debts and do not seem to be a "ha'p'orth the worse."
From What is Coming? by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
‘A ha’p’orth,’ said Peter; ‘you get a ha’p’orth, Flossy, and we’ll sit down on the step of this empty house and feed the baby, and eat up our crusts ourselves.’
From Dickory Dock by Meade, L. T.
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