Complete Definition of "pennorth"

English

Adjective
pennorth

  1. obsolete Of or pertaining to a penny's worth, or an amount of anything one could buy for a penny. The term was used proverbially through the 19th century to refer to "a very small, or the least, amount." It was often contracted as penn'orth.

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Revision and Credits for"pennorth"
  • 2007-12-19 17:21 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/84.12.131.190|84.12.131.190]] ([[User_talk:84.12.131.190|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]

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