Meaning of twopenny-halfpenny | Babel Free
ˌtʌp(ə)ni ˈheɪp(ə)niExamples
“Good heavens! and I was going to take⟳ charge of a two-penny-half-penny river-steamboat with a penny whistle attached!”
“Poor devil, he's gone to the dogs altogether. He's got some twopenny-halfpenny job in the medical at Alexandria—sanitary officer or something like⟳ that. I'm told he lives with an ugly old Greek woman and has half a dozen scrofulous kids.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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