spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar (third-person singular simple present spoils the ship for a hap'orth of tar, present participle spoiling the ship for a hap'orth of tar, simple past and past participle spoiled the ship for a hap'orth of tar or spoilt the ship for a hap'orth of tar)

  1. Alternative form of spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar
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