halfpence
- plural of halfpenny.
Example Sentences
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Zoo Timeby Howard Jacobson You take the kicks and the halfpence, to borrow a phrase from Conrad.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2012
But, anyhow, I had a hand, and as I'm a partner in the spree I'm not going to sort you all the kicks and collar all the halfpence.
From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard
Every pedlar and driver of public coaches lent himself to the profitable business of carrying letters for a few halfpence a letter.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
The Patrol-officer, however, declined to trespass on Denis Banfi's domains, so the Turk went on alone to levy the new tax, though Clement prophesied that he would receive more kicks than halfpence.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r
In the first months of his tenure of office he had to deal with the furious opposition to Wood’s halfpence, and to counteract the effect of Swift’s Draper’s Letters.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
