ha'p'orths

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“I have⟳ frequently sat in his shop⟳ watching the passers by, thinking of the past and planning for the future, while the worthy little man was dealing out farthing-worths of pepper or ha'p'orths of sugar.”

“He kept his ink in a single moderate-sized jar, out of which he measured penn'orths and ha'p'orths into the various receptacles brought by customers who came to demand⟳ "a sup" or "a drain".”

“Although the shop⟳ was an unpretentious one, and catered mainly for the ha'p'orths of the juvenile patrons of the picture house next door, it was called "The Camden Town Confectionery Emporium".”

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