单词 | a good pennyworth |
释义 | > as lemmasa good pennyworth ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adverb] > cheaply eathly?c1225 good cheap1420 a good pennyworth1466 cheaply1552 cheap1569 affordably1775 on the cheap1859 keenly1928 1466–7 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 171 We pray ȝow that ȝe wol lete heme have them the bett peneworthe. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1780/4 A very well made Brewing Copper..may be had a very great Pennyworth. 1733–4 G. Berkeley Let. 7 Jan. in Wks. (1871) IV. 210 Perhaps the house and garden..may be got a good pennyworth. c1771 S. Foote Maid of Bath iii. 53 Rich cloaths, which he has promised to sell me a penn'orth. 1800 Capt. Winterfield Voy., Distresses, & Adventures (new ed.) 27 This wit I bought, as it fell out, a pretty good pennyworth. < as lemmas |
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