- halfpenny worth (ha'p'orth) of tar, spoil the ship for a
- Achieve less than full satisfaction because of a slight economy
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
halfpenny worth (ha'p'orth) of tar, spoil the ship for a
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ha'p'orth — Brit. var. of HALFPENNYWORTH. * * * [ hāpərTH] n. variant spelling of halfpennyworth * * * ha p orth 7 [ha p orth] [ˈheɪpəθ] [ˈheɪpərθ] noun singular ( … Useful english dictionary
