half crown
noun
a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
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Origin of half crown
First recorded in 1535–45
Words nearby half crown
half-concealed, half-conscious, half-convinced, half-cooked, half-covered, half crown, half-cup, half-cut, half-day, half-dead, half deck
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British Dictionary definitions for half crown
half-crown
noun
a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 12 1/2 p), taken out of circulation in 1970Also called: half-a-crown
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