Ha'p'orth (Noun)
Meaning
The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The small shop would sell you a ha'p'orth of sweets in a paper bag and tie it up with a piece of string.
- A ha'p'orth of comics was all the kids needed to spend the afternoon giggling and getting into trouble.
- The cost of a ha'p'orth of salt had a huge impact on a working-class family's monthly budget.
- She would get a ha'p'orth of cotton thread from the haberdasher to mend her torn school uniform.
- Their mum always told them to never buy more than a ha'p'orth of pickles at a time because they made their tongue ache.