ha'penny starver

noun

A small bread roll costing one halfpenny.

Meanings

nounha'penny starver (plural ha'penny starvers)

plural ha'penny starvers

  1. UKobsoleteslangA small bread roll costing one halfpenny.
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ha'penny starver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ha'penny%20starver

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