ha'penny
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How to use ha'penny in a sentence
I have no money but about fourpence-ha'penny a week for darning stockings, but I have skill with the needle somewhat.
Maid Sally | Harriet A. CheeverSo it's all gone, and she gets no interest on it, and the shops won't trust us a ha'penny more.
There and Back | George MacDonaldThe wifie took his ragged jacket and mended it, dropped a tear in an impossible hole, and a ha'penny in the one good pocket.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonAnd then, after calculation on his fingers, "It'll tak' a shullin' an' twapenny ha'penny mair."
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonA couple o' boxes o' matches, Mrs Littleproud; and you can gi' me the odd ha'penny in clo' balls for the disgestion.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for ha'penny
/ (ˈheɪpnɪ) /
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