two pennyworthn.

/ˌtuːˈpɛnɪwəθ/

Forms: contr. twopenneth, two-penn'orth /-ˈpɛnəθ/, two-pennorth.

Etymology: < two adj. + penny n. + worth adj.

As much as is worth or costs twopence. Frequently figurative, a small or contemptible amount. See pennyworth n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > amount of specific value > specific

pennyworthOE

halfpennywortha1035

shillingswortha1325

three-halfpennyworthc1440

sixpennyworthc1450

pounds worthc1460

groatsworth1562

penny1564

penny piece1601

threepennyworth1617

piceworth1832

two pennyworth1851

six1871

pounder1895

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible

wretch?a1300

flea1388

figc1450

figo1589

fico1598

paltering1611

fig's enda1616

mockado1740

two pennyworth1851

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 75/2 Two penn'orth for a whet.

1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland x. 160 Who would not give all else for two p [rhyme soup] ennyworth only of beautiful Soup?

1870 Punch 5 Nov. 194/1 I walked down the street with just two-penn'orth of swagger on.

1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 5 Dec. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 134 You thought two pennorth of flattery all that the occasion demanded.

1909 London Mag. 21 567/1 In the centre there are usually twopenn'orth of trees inside a railing.

1924 P. G. Wodehouse Leave it to Psmith vi. 90 Within reason—and if undetected—I see no objection to two-pennorth of crime.

1965 G. Melly Owning-up ix. 105 After it [sc. the band] broke up I used to go along every other Tuesday to ‘The Three Brewers’..and put in what Mick would call ‘my two penn'orth’.

1979 SLR Camera Mar. 16/1 No meter, only years of experience and twopenneth of glass.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	two pennyworth
释义	two pennyworthn. /ˌtuːˈpɛnɪwəθ/ Forms: contr. twopenneth, two-penn'orth /-ˈpɛnəθ/, two-pennorth. Etymology: < two adj. + penny n. + worth adj. As much as is worth or costs twopence. Frequently figurative, a small or contemptible amount. See pennyworth n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > amount of specific value > specific pennyworthOE halfpennywortha1035 shillingswortha1325 three-halfpennyworthc1440 sixpennyworthc1450 pounds worthc1460 groatsworth1562 penny1564 penny piece1601 threepennyworth1617 piceworth1832 two pennyworth1851 six1871 pounder1895 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible wretch?a1300 flea1388 figc1450 figo1589 fico1598 paltering1611 fig's enda1616 mockado1740 two pennyworth1851 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 75/2 Two penn'orth for a whet. 1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland x. 160 Who would not give all else for two p [rhyme soup] ennyworth only of beautiful Soup? 1870 Punch 5 Nov. 194/1 I walked down the street with just two-penn'orth of swagger on. 1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 5 Dec. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 134 You thought two pennorth of flattery all that the occasion demanded. 1909 London Mag. 21 567/1 In the centre there are usually twopenn'orth of trees inside a railing. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Leave it to Psmith vi. 90 Within reason—and if undetected—I see no objection to two-pennorth of crime. 1965 G. Melly Owning-up ix. 105 After it [sc. the band] broke up I used to go along every other Tuesday to ‘The Three Brewers’..and put in what Mick would call ‘my two penn'orth’. 1979 SLR Camera Mar. 16/1 No meter, only years of experience and twopenneth of glass. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1851
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