/ · 1894 Brewer’s · P · Pennyworth or Penoth
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A small quantity, as much as can be bought for a penny. Butler says, “This was the penʹoth of his thought” (Hudibras, ii. 3), meaning that its scope or amount was extremely small.
He has got his pennyworth. He has got due value for his money.
To turn an honest penny. To earn a little money by working for it.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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