What does halfpenny mean in English? Meaning of halfpenny definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "halfpenny" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "halfpenny": an English coin worth half a penny
Noun
Meaning: an English coin worth half a penny
Synonyms: ha'penny
halfpenny
Hypernyms: coin
Adjective: (plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new). Christmas is coming (traditional carol) If you haven't got a penny, / A ha'penny will do, / If you haven't got a ha'penny, / Then God bless you.Christmas is coming (traditional carol) If you haven't got a penny, / A ha'penny will do, / If you haven't got a ha'penny, / Then God bless you.(plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It (act III, scene 2) There were none principal; they were all like one another as halfpence are; every one fault seeming monstrous till his fellow fault came to match it. 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair "If a pound of mutton-candles cost sevenpence-halfpenny, how much must Dobbin cost?"1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It (act III, scene 2) There were none principal; they were all like one another as halfpence are; every one fault seeming monstrous till his fellow fault came to match it.1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair "If a pound of mutton-candles cost sevenpence-halfpenny, how much must Dobbin cost?"
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