Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spoil the -ship -for a ha'p'orth of -tar
IPA

52

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.

Inflected Forms

spoils the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (present, singular) spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (participle, present) spoiled the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (participle, past) spoiled the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (past) spoilt the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (participle, past) spoilt the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar (past)

Questions

What does spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar mean?: To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.

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