apeth
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of ha’p’orth, itself an abbreviation of halfpennyworth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pəθ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
apeth (plural apeths)
- A halfpennyworth.
- 2003, Jeanne Lawrence, A Glint of Black Stocking: The Royal Infirmary, iUniverse, page 162:
- “Oh Harry, it doesn't matter an 'apeth we're here to see Joni?' “Hello luv,” Dad walked in. “Hello Dad.” “Had a good week then?”
- 2003, Jeanne Lawrence, A Glint of Black Stocking: The Royal Infirmary, iUniverse, page 162:
- (Northern England, informal) An affectionate term for a silly or foolish person.
- 2003, Chris Brown, Of Ghosts and Faeries - A Firefighter's Tale, WritersPrintShop 2004, page 61:
- Oi, that water's not free, y'know. It has to be pumped up here yer daft ’apeth. It's not a bloody river.
- 2003, Chris Brown, Of Ghosts and Faeries - A Firefighter's Tale, WritersPrintShop 2004, page 61:
Etymology 2
ape + -eth
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.pəθ/
Verb
apeth
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of ape
- 1849, Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Wiley, page 50:
- Fashion, the parasite of Rank, apeth faults and failings, Until the general Taste depraved hath warped its sense of beauty.
- 1885, Richard Francis Burton (translator), Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Kessinger Publishing (2003), page 155:
- I know that whoso apeth a stronger than he, wearieth himself and haply cometh to ruin.
- 2000, Richard J Carr, Wyndedanse: A Royal Chronicle of 17th Century Siam, Xlibris Corporation, page 187:
- "The way you talk now, Richard, apeth the voice of the interloper."
- 1849, Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Wiley, page 50:
Anagrams
- hepta-, petha