pennorth

English

Alternative forms

• penn'orth

Noun

pennorth (plural pennorths)

1. (obsolete, UK) A penny's worth, or an amount of anything one could buy for a penny. The term was used proverbially through the 19th century to refer to "a very small, or the least, amount." It was often contracted as penn'orth.

Derived terms

• two penn’orth, twopenn’orth, two pennorth