tupp'orth

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtʌpəθ/

Noun

tupp’orth (plural tupp’orths)

1. Rare form of tuppence worth.
   • 1920 January–March, H. Glynn-Ward [pseud. Hilda G. Howard], “Hannamary’s Penny”, in Susanne R. Day, editor, The Englishwoman, volume XLV, London: Strangeways & Sons, page 141:

     All was well and two little bare feet paddled along the dusty pavement to fetch a ‘tupp’orth o’ milk’ as fast as they could go.