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HA'P'ORTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ha'p'orth mean?
• HA'P'ORTH (noun)
The noun HA'P'ORTH has 1 sense:
1. the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
Familiarity information: HA'P'ORTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("ha'p'orth" is a kind of...):
worth (an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value)
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