sixpennyworth
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sixpennyworth (plural sixpennyworths)
- (dated) A portion worth sixpence.
- a sixpennyworth of rum
- (dated, slang) A prison sentence of six months.[1]
References edit
- ^ Eric Partridge (1984) “sixpennyworth”, in Paul Beale, editor, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English […] , 8th edition, New York: Macmillan, page 1075/2