halfpenny
noun
a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
halfpence
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pluralof halfpenny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
Thirdly, much less are you obliged to take those vile halfpence of the same Wood, by which you must lose almost eleven pence in every shilling.
From Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 by J. Bowles (John Bowles) Daly
In 1414 complaints were made against the circulation of galley halfpence by the merchants of Venice.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
They deserve the reward of a few halfpence, from those whom they assist.
From City Scenes or a peep into London by William Darton
He was certainly a cautious, careful, steady boy who was guilty of no indiscretions, and looked very sharp after his halfpence.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
