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halfpenny
/ˈheɪp(ə)ni/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
2VERB + HALFPENNY
contributed
ADV.
indeed
Definitions
noun
1
Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.
There vvere none principal, they vvere all like one another, as halfe pence are, euerie one fault ſeeming monſtrous, til his fellovv-fault came to match it.
[T]here are Thouſands vvho vvould not have contributed a ſingle Halfpenny, as indeed he did not in Effect, for he made no Tender of any thing; and therefore as the others thought proer to make no Demand, he kept his Money in his Pocket.
2
Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.
3
Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpence.
There ſhall be in England, ſeuen halfe peny Loaues ſold for a peny: the three hoop'd pot, ſhall haue ten hoopes, and I vvill make it Fellony to drink ſmall Beere.
My earlieſt vviſh vvas to eſcape unheeded through life; but I have been ſet up for half-pence, to fret and ſcamper at the end of my chain.
4
Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpence.
5
A postage stamp worth half of one penny.
name
1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an English coin worth half a penny
- ha'penny
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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There vvere none principal, they vvere all like one another, as halfe pence are, euerie one fault ſeeming monſtrous, til his fellovv-fault came to match it.
Wiktionary02
[T]here are Thouſands vvho vvould not have contributed a ſingle Halfpenny, as indeed he did not in Effect, for he made no Tender of any thing; and therefore as the others thought proer to make no Dema
Wiktionary03
Whatever means he used in making his way to London, it is certain he made his entrance there with but a few halfpence in his pocket.
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