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Halfpennyworth vs Apeth - What's the difference?

halfpennyworth | apeth |

As nouns the difference between halfpennyworth and apeth

is that halfpennyworth is as much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation) while apeth is a halfpennyworth.

As a verb apeth is

third-person singular simple present of to ape.

halfpennyworth

English

Noun

  • (en noun) (abbreviation ha'p'orth )
  • (British) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
  • (British, informal) A negligible amount.
    • he's never been a ha'p'orth of bother

    Usage notes

    * Also used in combination with larger amounts, as in "twopence halfpennyworth" (as much as could be bought for two and a half pence).

    References

    * New Oxford American Dictionary

    apeth

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of '', itself an abbreviation of ''halfpennyworth .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A halfpennyworth.
  • * 2003: Jeanne Lawrence, A Glint of Black Stocking: The Royal Infirmary , iUniverse, p.162,
    • “Oh Harry, it doesn't matter an 'apeth we're here to see Joni?' “Hello luv,” Dad walked in. “Hello Dad.” “Had a good week then?”
  • (Northern England, informal) An affectionate term for a silly or foolish person.
  • * 2003 : Chris Brown, Of Ghosts and Faeries - A Firefighter's Tale , WritersPrintShop 2004, p.61
    • Oi, that water's not free, y'know. It has to be pumped up here yer daft ’apeth . It's not a bloody river.

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) Third-person singular]] simple present of [[ape#Verb, to ape.
  • * 1849: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments , Wiley, p.50,
    • Fashion, the parasite of Rank, apeth faults and failings, Until the general Taste depraved hath warped its sense of beauty.
  • * 1885: Richard Francis Burton (translator''), ''Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night , Kessinger Publishing (2003), p.155,
    • I know that whoso apeth a stronger than he, wearieth himself and haply cometh to ruin.
  • * 2000: Richard J Carr, Wyndedanse: A Royal Chronicle of 17th Century Siam , Xlibris Corporation, p.187,
    • "The way you talk now, Richard, apeth the voice of the interloper."

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