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more kicks than ha'pence en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) Synonym of monkey's allowance.
"Well, then, you're like a young bear, all your sorrows to come—that's all, my hearty," replied he. "When you get on board, you'll find monkey's allowance—more kicks than half-pence.[…]"
[1833, [Frederick Marryat], chapter II, in Peter Simple. […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], published 1834, →OCLC, page 18:
Synonyms
monkey's allowance