two bits
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: the value of a quarter of a dollar
2
: something of small worth or importance
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First Known Use
1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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two bits
noun singular or plural
: the value of a quarter of a dollar
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