thruppence
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It was news, fair and square value for the "thruppence," as siege value goes; but we were in no mood to appreciate the novelty of that; the circumstances were too distressing.
From The Siege of Kimberley by T. Phelan
Oh, Jim," he said, "I bet Tom Yeo thruppence I'd 'clean' a skate as good as he can, but I couldn't come ... so here's the thruppence.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
"For thruppence," he said, "they will let you go into the vineyards and eat all the grapes you can hold."
From A Little Swiss Sojourn by William Dean Howells
Fourpence!' cried Davy, his enthusiasm rising, 'I'll live on thruppence a day, as sure as yo're sittin theer!
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
“If the tales about old King Midas have a thruppence worth of truth in them, it might be his father’s meanness that’s ailing him.”
From Seven Miles to Arden by Ruth Sawyer
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