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ha'penny starver

ha'penny starver noun: a small bread roll costing one halfpenny.

Noun

ha'penny starver (plural ha'penny starvers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A small bread roll costing one halfpenny.

Forms of ha'penny starver

pluralha'penny starvers

Questions about ha'penny starver

What does ha'penny starver mean?
Ha'penny starver means a small bread roll costing one halfpenny.
What part of speech is ha'penny starver?
Ha'penny starver is a noun.
What is the plural of ha'penny starver?
The plural of ha'penny starver is ha'penny starvers.

Words near ha'penny starver in the dictionary

  1. ha'p'orth
  2. ha'p'orths
  3. ha'pence
  4. ha'pennies
  5. ha'penny
  6. ha'penny starver
  7. ha'penny starvers
  8. ha'porth
  9. ha'porths
  10. ha's
  11. ha'way

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