pennyworth

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pennyworth

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From penny + worth.

noun pennyworths · penniworth

The amount that can be bought for a penny. She was learned in decocting all kinds of herb-tea, infallible in curing burns, sprains, and scalds ; and not a few pennyworths of gingerbread and paradise (for the latter she was very famous) went among her young customers, for which the till was never the richer.
A small quantity or value. VVhy Lambe, vvhy Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / VVhy Loue I ſay, Madam, ſvveeteheart, vvhy Bride: / VVhat not a vvord, you take your pennivvorths novv, / Sleepe for a vveeke, […]
Similar: halfpennyworth, tuppence worth, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse
dated A good bargain. VVilt thou purchaſe it Nic.? thou ſhalt have a lumping Pennyvvorth; nay, rather than vve ſhould differ, I'll give thee ſomething to take it off my Hands.

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@misc{pennyworth_2026,
  title = {pennyworth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pennyworth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}