Half-crown

Quick meaning: Half-crown is a noun meaning (historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence.

Meaning

(historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence.

Example Sentences

[…] though we play but half-crowns, you know you may bet half guineas with him.

This is a masterly work of condensation, omitting nothing of importance and providing a most readable book that for a modest half-crown is incredibly good value.

Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.

Keeping, therefore, an eye to the main chance, stimulated by the best possible motive, Helen emptied her purse on the bed, in such a manner, as to allow a stray half sovereign to escape, when she added the shillings and half-crowns to the little heap, and said, in a tremulous voice, "Here is my money."

Word Forms

• half-crowns

Synonyms for half-crown

Depending on context, synonyms include half-a-dollar, hog, alderman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include half-a-crown, crown, dollar, half-dollar, half-unicorn, farthing.

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