Apeth

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪ.pəθ/

Abbreviation of ha’p’orth, itself an abbreviation of halfpennyworth.

Full definition of apeth

Noun

1. 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?”
2. (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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪ.pəθ/

ape + -eth

Verb

verb form

1. apeth

   (archaic third-person singular 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."

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