fourpennyworth

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noun

A portion worth fourpence.

“a fourpennyworth of rum”

OriginEnglish fourpenny ← Middle English peny ← Old English peniġ →
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Meanings

nounfourpennyworth (plural fourpennyworths)

plural fourpennyworths

  1. datedA portion worth fourpence.

    a fourpennyworth of rum

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Germanic*fedwōr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*feuwar
  4. Old Englishfēower
  5. Middle Englishfour
  6. Englishfour
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  8. Latinpatina
  9. Latinpanna?
  10. Latinpannus?
  11. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  13. Old Englishpeniġ
  14. Middle Englishpeny
  15. Englishpenny
  16. Englishfourpenny
  17. Englishfourpennyworth

From fourpenny + -worth.

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APA

fourpennyworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpennyworth

MLA

“fourpennyworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpennyworth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourpennyworth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourpennyworth.

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