thruppence
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But his ex-fianc�e's caddish brother absconds with Kipps's last thruppence.
From Time Magazine Archive
The man took the keys, examined them for a moment, and replied: "One an' thruppence from you, capt'in."
From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
So he'll scrub all three storeys down for thruppence.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
“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 Sawyer, Ruth
But you know, whenever there's a new chum about that he can get thruppence out of, it's poor Ma for the scrubbing.
From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora
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