halfpenny
noun
a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
halfpennies
-
pluralof halfpenny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In London, a coroner found that the late Sidney Corrall, acquisitive but non compos mentis, had swallowed and kept all to himself 201 pennies, florins, shillings, halfpennies, sixpences, half crowns, and threepenny bits.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most extensive case of coin swallowing was reported by Sedgefield General Hospital, County Durham, England, where a man was relieved of 366 halfpennies, 26 sixpences.
From Time Magazine Archive
I did a quick count: two iron halfpennies, nine shims, and a drab.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
He walked up to the Bird Woman and held out four halfpennies.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
Picking up the two halfpennies with your right hand, tell the company that you intend to pass one of them into the other hand.
From More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings by Hercat
