A halfpennyworth; the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.
At an old stubborn Root I chanc’d to tug,When the Dean threw me this Tobacco-plug:A longer ha’p’orth never did I see;This, dearest Sheelah, thou shalt share with me.
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(informal) A small amount.
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(slang) A foolish person.
'''circa 1880', William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers''
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