thruppence

_news_, fair and square value for the "thruppence," as siege value goes; but we were in no mood to appreciate the novelty of that; the circumstances were too distressing.

The Siege of Kimberley T. Phelan

The economic house is always on fire if one thruppence is spent on rational planning.

The “Plague” of a Limited Parking Supply « PubliCola 2010

The crisps were hand cut with a vegetable slicer, cooked in a chip-shop fryer, sprinkled with salt and sold for thruppence a packet under the slogan Potato Crisps by Walkers: Guaranteed Absolutely Pure.

Crisps: a very British habit 2010

Not with you on this one, i reckon that a basking shark always has the option of swallowing a human whole. suggest an immediate cull with thruppence offered to every person who brings a basking shark tail to their nearest post office

Basking in Ignorance Kerron Cross 2006

“It is not,” said Mr. Mack, though he counted out a shilling and thruppence for the boy.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

“It is not,” said Mr. Mack, though he counted out a shilling and thruppence for the boy.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

And a big crubeen for thruppence to be pickin 'while you're able.

The Galway Races 1999

"If the tales about old King Midas have a thruppence worth of truth in them, it might be his father's meanness that's ailing him."

Seven Miles to Arden Ruth Sawyer 1925

"A tray bit, missus -- just thruppence -- a mouldy thruppence to get a livener."

Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924

So he'll scrub all three storeys down for thruppence.

Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924