Pennyworth
PEN'NYWORTH, noun As much as is bought for a penny.
1. Any purchase; any thing bought or sold for money; that which is worth the money given.
2. A good bargain; something advantageously purchased, or for less than it is worth.
3. A small quantity.
First occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Mark 6:37
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
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