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English
Etymology 1
From ha'p'orth, a contraction of halfpennyworth.
Pronunciation
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?”
- (Northern England, informal, endearing) 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.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
apeth
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of ape
1842, Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Beauty”, in Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated (Second Series), London: J Hatchard and Son, , →OCLC, stanza 15, page 90: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:
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.
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