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Definition of Tuppeny
1. Adjective. Of trifling worth.
Similar to: Cheap, Inexpensive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuppeny
Literary usage of Tuppeny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pacific States Reports by California Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1912)
"The trial was had between tuppeny and Hill on the same day, and instead of tuppeny
recovering anything upon his account, judgment was rendered in favor of ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1881)
"... and main hard work it was to keep a stony countenance and seem to see none
here but tuppeny knaves and rubbish o' the streets. I am old and poor, ..."
3. The Bookman (1911)
"tuppeny purpose like a seed pearl buried in a gypsy setting, or else a great big
ethical principle squandered on a triolet, like a Koh-i-noor set for a ..."
4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"The curse of bitter beer, raw Scotch whisky, and « tuppeny » gin rests heavy on
the place. Public opinion is no weapon against it, for public opinion openly ..."
5. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... an' I know what I'm talkin' about, and this 'ere Guv'ment goes peckin' an'
fiddlin' over its tuppeny-ha'penny little taxes as if it was afraid. ..."
6. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... an' I know what I'm talkin' about, and this 'ere Guv'ment goes peckin' an'
fiddlin' over its tuppeny-ha'penny little taxes as if it was afraid. ..."
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