English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of ha�p�orth, itself an abbreviation of halfpennyworth.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'eɪp�θ/
Noun
en-noun
- A halfpennyworth.
#*2003: Jeanne Lawrence, A Glint of Black Stocking: The Royal Infirmary, iUniverse, p.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|colloquial An affectionate term for a silly or foolish person.
#*2003: Chris Brown, Of Ghosts and Faeries - A Firefighter's Tale, WritersPrintShop? 2004, p.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
From ape#Verb|ape.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'eɪp�θ/
Verb
apeth
- archaic Third-person singular simple present of ape#Verb|to ape.
#*1849: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Wiley, p.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), p.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, p.187,
#*:"The way you talk now, Richard, apeth the voice of the interloper."
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