noun
Meaning 1
A portion worth fourpence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- a fourpennyworth of rum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fourpennyworth
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kwo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peny English penny English fourpenny English -worth English fourpennyworth From fourpenny + -worth.