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tuppence Definition

tup·pence (tup′əns)

noun

twopence

tuppence Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: And I said to my Mom, " Can I have tuppence " , and she said " No you can't have tuppence.
  • care: All the times she'd offered me a penny for my thoughts, yet she didn't care tuppence for my opinion.
  • get: Talking to people here, I have heard of people getting tuppence a fleece for their wool.
  • matter: Anyway, the experts at English Heritage agree with me. so it doesn't matter tuppence what anybody else thinks. does it?

Modifies a noun

  • ha'penny: Gordon's is soon offering ' Snake & pygmy pie and chips ' for tuppence ha'penny.
  • worth: Lee | 10:36, Tuesday 26 July 2005 | link comment Here's my tuppence worth.

Noun used with modifier

  • cost: I got it pressed really cheaply, 1,500 of them, black labels with sleeves that cost tuppence each.
tuppence Quotes

Feed the Birds,Tuppence a Bag! Feed the Birds, Tuppence a Bag!

—Travers, P(amela) L(yndon)

The English, the English, the English are best! I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest!

—Flanagan, Bud stage name of Robert Winthrop

Any old iron, any old iron, Anyany old old iron? You look neat Talk about a treat, You look dapper from your napper to your feet. Dressed in style, brand new tile, And your father's old green tie on, But I wouldn't give you tuppence for your old watch chain; Old iron, old iron?

—Collins, Charles