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more kicks than ha'pence

more kicks than ha'pence noun: synonym of monkey's allowance.

Noun

more kicks than ha'pence (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of monkey's allowance.
    • "Well, then, you're like a young bear, all your sorrows to come—that's all, my hearty," replied he. "When you get on board, you'll find monkey's allowance—more kicks than half-pence.[…]"[1833, [Frederick Marryat], chapter II, in Peter Simple. […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], published 1834, →OCLC, page 18

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Questions about more kicks than ha'pence

What does more kicks than ha'pence mean?
More kicks than ha'pence means synonym of monkey's allowance.
What part of speech is more kicks than ha'pence?
More kicks than ha'pence is a noun.

Words near more kicks than ha'pence in the dictionary

  1. more haste, less speed
  2. more heat than light
  3. more honored in the breach
  4. more important fish to fry
  5. more is more
  6. more kicks than ha'pence
  7. more life in a tramp's vest
  8. more like
  9. more like it
  10. more money than brains
  11. more money than sense

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