pennyworth

English

Etymology

penny +‎ worth

Noun

pennyworth (plural pennyworths)

The amount that can be bought for a penny.
A small value or quantity.
- c. 1591–1595, [William Shakespeare], […] Romeo and Iuliet. […] (Second Quarto), London: Printed by Thomas Creede, for Cuthbert Burby, […], published 1599, OCLC 222309388, [Act IV, scene v]:
  Why Lambe, why Lady, fie you ſluggabed, / Why Loue I ſay, Madam, ſweeteheart, why Bride: / What not a word, you take your penniworths now, / Sleepe for a weeke, […]

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