Bord halfpenny

Bord halfpenny

:"For the venue in Hampshire, UK, see Broadhalfpenny Down."

A bord halfpenny, or brod halfpenny, was a fee paid in markets and fairs by the Saxons to the lord for the privilege of having a bord or bench for the sale of articles.

References

*1728
*E. Cobham Brewer. "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable". 1898.


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