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Definition of penny-whip in English: penny-whip(also penny-wheep) noun ˈpɛnɪwɪp Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern rare A thin weak beer originally sold at a penny a bottle.
OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. Origin uncertain; the first element is apparently penny; the second element is perhaps imitative. Definition of penny-whip in US English: penny-whip(also penny-wheep) nounˈpɛnɪwɪp Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern rare A thin weak beer originally sold at a penny a bottle.
OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. Origin uncertain; the first element is apparently penny; the second element is perhaps imitative. |